The CompanyPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.
We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.
We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do - and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.
Job Summary:What you need to know about the role
Payouts Cloud Platform Engineering team is seeking an innovative, creative, and passionate cloud engineer to help design, build, and enhance scalable cloud solutions for our internal teams. The role involves working with Python, platform operations, observability tools, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks. The individual will thrive in an agile environment that values problem-solving, analytical thinking, and multitasking skills. The candidate will have the opportunity to enhance their cloud engineering skills, including design, development, and testing, while gaining valuable experience in platform operations, observability, and infrastructure-as-code. This role also offers a great opportunity to learn and contribute to the payouts services domain.
Meet our team
We are part of Payouts engineering team, working on developing and maintaining applications, IAC tools, platforms across both cloud and on-prem environments. As an engineer on this team, you'll work on highly impactful and visible projects that enables Hyperwallet/PayPal to provide more rewarding experiences to our customers. Our team operates globally, with members based in India, Canada and the United States.
Job Description:Your way to impactHands on development experience in CICD, AWS SDKs, Python and Implemented APIs, a team player, with curiosity to learn and grow in business domain and new technical skills. Should be experienced in AWS and ready to learn and apply deployment architecture quickly, challenge the status quo and bringing the solution will be much appreciated. Should have good communication and articulate skills to present the ideas, influence team players and stakeholders.
Your day-to-day- Design, develop, and test new cloud solutions and enhancements.
- Write efficient, clean, and maintainable code in Python and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, with proper documentation and readability.
- Be passionate about building scalable and high-performing cloud-based platforms and services.
- Continuously explore opportunities for optimizing cloud performance, cost-efficiency, and reliability.
- Collaborate with cloud engineers, architects, cross-domain teams, and business stakeholders.
- Work closely with Product Managers to align cloud solutions with business needs.
- Participate in and contribute to cross-functional teams, including scrum of scrums, to ensure alignment and progress.
- Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment and automation.
- Monitor cloud system alerts, troubleshoot critical issues, and engage management/stakeholders for resolution.
- Participate in on-call rotations to ensure platform availability and address urgent issues.
- Oversee the maintenance and operations of cloud platforms to ensure smooth functioning and high availability.
- Challenge the status quo by proposing innovative solutions and improvements.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment with the ability to deliver solutions based on high-level requirements.
- Mentor junior team members and foster a culture of knowledge-sharing and continuous learning.
Preferred Qualification:What do you need to bring- Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud environments with a strong focus on scripting, infrastructure automation, and building scalable deployment pipelines.
- Must have strong hands-on experience with Linux system administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and shell scripting.
- Proficient in managing and maintaining containerized workloads using Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS, including scaling, patching, upgrades, and cluster maintenance.
- Experienced using MySQL and cloud-based relational database solutions like CloudSQL, Aurora, with knowledge of database replication and scalability patterns.
- Deep experience with Load Balancing (ELB/ILB), Reverse Proxies, CDNs, and application delivery optimization.
- Skilled in scripting with Python and Bash for automation, monitoring, and orchestration purposes.
- Experience with CI/CD automation frameworks and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, GitLab CI).
- Strong experience designing, building, and automating full End-to-End SDLC workflows and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Proven experience operating and scaling large-scale infrastructure platforms in cloud and hybrid environments.
- Solid understanding and operational experience with Kubernetes (EKS, GKE), including Helm, RBAC, autoscaling, and service mesh integrations.
- Deep understanding of AWS and/or GCP services including IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and security best practices.
- Good knowledge of testing frameworks and deployment techniques, with an emphasis on automation and reliability.
- Intermediate to advanced understanding of designing and developing data-intensive, distributed applications architected for high availability and scalability.
- Demonstrated ability to scope, define, and deliver new strategies, initiatives, and scalable capabilities aligned with business objectives.
- Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a strong focus on root cause analysis.
- Adept at debugging complex systems, application stack issues, and infrastructure bottlenecks.
- Passionate about test-driven development and automation-first culture.
- Experienced in working closely with business stakeholders to capture key requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
- Proficient in developing automated unit, integration, and end-to-end functional tests.
- Strong collaboration experience with distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Subsidiary:PayPal
Travel Percent:20
PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.
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 https://www.paypalbenefits.com.
The US national annual pay range for this role is $123,500 to $212,850
For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
Our Benefits:At PayPal, we're committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can't do this without our most important asset-you. That's why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.
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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at
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Belonging at PayPal: Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.
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