Job Summary:

Job Description:

PayPal, Inc. seeks Sr Database Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job Duties: Execute strategic infrastructure transformation initiatives to establish industry-leading availability standards and architect solutions for petabyte-scale operational excellence. Lead database platform initiatives for exceptional availability and petabyte-scale performance. Architect cloud-native data solutions across multi-cloud environments. Design infrastructure-as-code frameworks for automated database operations. Establish enterprise-grade security protocols and access controls. 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. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Minimum Requirements: Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus six years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering or a closely related field plus nine years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:
• MS SQL Server Expert (6 years): End-to-end administration (v[redacted]) of VLDBs, including TDE/TLS security, performance tuning, and advanced T-SQL development for high-concurrency environments.
• MySQL Administration (6 years): Full lifecycle management (v5.6-8.4) on Linux, featuring XtraDB Cluster, Oracle GoldenGate, and automated SSL rotation.
• High Availability & DR (6 years): Architecting Failover Clusters, Always-On Availability Groups, Mirroring, and Replication to meet strict RTO/RPO targets.
• Database Designing (6 years): Logical/physical data modeling, normalization/denormalization, and architectural refactoring for scalability and integrity.
• Automation & DevOps (6 years): Streamlining operations via PowerShell, Python, Bash, and Ansible; agentless monitoring and automated patching.
• Cloud & Infrastructure (5 years): Data center migrations and managing Azure SQL (DB/MI) and GCP Cloud SQL environments.
• Business Intelligence (5 years): Designing robust BI solutions using the full Microsoft BI Stack (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS).

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:

Primary Location | Pay Range:

San Jose, California | Salary: $194,419.00-219,500.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Subsidiary:
PayPal

Travel Percent:
0

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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 comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing-physical, emotional, and financial-delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

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