PayPal Senior Database Engineer 

United States, California, San Jose 

608129442

Database Platform Engineering

• Lead database platform initiatives for exceptional availability and petabyte-scale performance

• Architect cloud-native data solutions across multi-cloud environments

• Designinfrastructure-as-codeframeworks for automated database operations

• Establish enterprise-grade security protocols and access controls

Operational Excellence

• Design comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions for mission-critical systems

• Execute advanced performance optimization for high-throughput environments

• Drive incident response leadership to maintain system reliability

• Provide technical consultation to product engineering teams on application resiliency design

• Architect and code database tooling and automation frameworks using AI-powered solutions

Required Qualifications

• 9+ years of enterprise-grade database technologies and large-scale data platforms

• Proven experience designing mission-critical data infrastructure at petabyte scale

• Deep expertise in cloud computing architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Advanced proficiency in automation and scripting languages (Python, Bash)

• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration and high-impact delivery

• Experience with generative AI tools for database optimization preferred

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The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

The US national annual pay range for this role is $111,500 to $191,950

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