Director, Software Engineering

The Company

PayPal 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 Description Summary:

Meet our Team
• PayPal's Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Currencies team is responsible for PayPal's industry-leading digital assets offerings, including functionality that allows consumers and merchants to participate in the digital assets ecosystem and PYUSD, the first dollar denominated stablecoin offered by a regulated financial institution.

What you need to know about the role
• The Director of Software Engineering and departmental site lead manages teams responsible for PayPal's on-chain digital assets and portfolio management capabilities
• You will act as our team's site lead and a member of PayPal's cross-functional Tel Aviv leadership team

Job Description:

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to revolutionizing global commerce and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 420 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

As a director of software engineering and departmental site lead in Tel Aviv for PayPal’s Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies (BCDC) unit, you will help design and build a robust platform and technology infrastructure to support PayPal’s existing cryptocurrency products, as well as drive new innovation in digital assets and tokens.  

You will leverage your experience to oversee engineering teams responsible for designing, building, and partnering to support the issuance, custody, exchange, and management of digital tokens at Internet scale across a variety of blockchains and protocols.  You will work with a cross-functional team and across multiple organizations to deliver secure, highly available, high throughput systems that realize the promise of cryptocurrencies and digital tokens to create a more accessible, efficient, and inclusive way to perform commerce.

Specific roles and responsibilities include:

• Managing, hiring, and developing talent for a team of engineers, architects, and team leads spanning a variety of experience levels
• Leading development of core capabilities that underpin on-chain interactions between PayPal’s systems and public blockchain networks, including systems and processes for asset custody, token transfer, and key management
• Maintaining and strengthening BCDC’s portfolio management system that is responsible for maintaining balances, cost basis, purchase lots, and holds for all of PayPal’s digital asset customers globally.
• Operating and enhancing BCDC’s GCP-based DevOps infrastructure, including cloud deployment, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling
• Ensuring that PayPal’s digital asset systems meet the highest standards for security and compliance, including the creation and maintenance of robust internal documentation and processes.
• Working with partners to integrate and extend digital asset functionality to address PayPal’s use cases and audiences
• Providing technical and thought leadership to product, engineering, and business leaders to further the development of an innovative, inclusive approach to digital assets
• Participating as BCDC’s representative and site lead to PayPal’s cross-functional Tel Aviv leadership team to foster greater collaboration across our Israeli teams and enhance employee satisfaction and productivity.
• Representing BCDC and PayPal as needed to external stakeholders including potential customers, regulators, media, research institutions and industry groups in meetings and at conferences.

Qualifications 

• Experience in the development of large-scale enterprise platforms and products from conception to delivery
• Knowledge of and experience in creating highly available, highly secure systems that can scale to accommodate thousands of transactions per second
• In-depth knowledge or and experience with blockchain and cryptocurrency and digital asset platforms, protocols, and technologies
• Knowledge of and experience with public cloud technologies and deployments.  Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a plus 
• Demonstrated knowledge at depth in technologies and practices to protect users, systems, and data.
• Demonstrated understanding of system development life cycle, dynamics of software development programs, practices, and methods.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse cultural environments, professional experience, and expertise
• Ability to estimate resourcing and costs, supporting business cases, and high-level program plans
• Excellent organizational skills 
• Payments and e-commerce experience is a plus 
• We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

We're a purpose-driven company whose beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We hold ourselves to our One Team Behaviors which demand that we hold the highest ethical standards, to empower an open and diverse workplace, and strive to treat everyone who is touched by our business with dignity and respect. Our employees challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. We want to break down barriers to financial empowerment. Join us as we revolutionize global commerce and further PayPal’s reputation as a leader in digital assets.

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 paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

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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 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.

Who We Are:

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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 talentaccommodations@paypal.com.  

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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We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.