Software Engineer (Java)

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:

What you need to know about the role

As a Software Engineer on our configuration team, you'll be contributing to the core platform that powers the entire company's application deployment and config. This role involves more than just coding—it's about enabling innovation by integrating the latest technologies, creating common solutions, and solving widespread challenges.

Meet our team

UCP offers a simple experience for our developers to apply configuration changes across all our environments. It balances the need of PayPal developers to make dynamic configuration changes with the needs of the company to maintain high site availability. Using UCP, developers can make environment specific configuration changes, prevent accidental configuration drifts across environments and ensure that a configuration change does not impact their application or PayPal site availability.

Job Description:

Your way to impact

In this role, you'll have a direct impact on the success of the entire company by enhancing the config platform that every team relies on. You'll be at the forefront of bringing cutting-edge technologies into our framework, ensuring that our applications are robust, scalable, and efficient. By solving common challenges and providing streamlined solutions, you'll empower our developers to deliver high-quality products that directly serve our customers' needs. Your contributions will resonate across the organization, making a meaningful difference in how we innovate and deliver value.

Your day to day

In our Scrum team, you’ll be an integral part of daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and discussions, collaborating closely with your teammates to drive projects forward. You'll participate in code reviews, offering feedback and learning from others to continuously improve code quality. Working alongside experienced engineers, you'll have the opportunity to absorb best practices, refine your skills, and contribute your ideas to enhance our platform. Each day, you’ll be balancing hands-on coding with collaboration, all while growing as a developer in a supportive and dynamic environment.

What do you need to bring

• Strong Java Skills: 1-2 years of experience with Java, including Spring and Spring Boot frameworks.

• Java Fundamentals: Deep understanding of Java's runtime, memory structure, and garbage collection algorithms.

• Problem-Solving Abilities: Proven experience in troubleshooting, memory analysis, and performance optimization.

• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a Scrum team, participate in discussions, and engage in code reviews.

• Continuous Learning: Eagerness to explore new technologies, third-party libraries, and contribute to open-source projects.
   

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

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.