Sr Software Engineer - Backend (Java)

Design, build, and evolve large-scale backend services that power PayPal’s credit products

Partner with product, risk, compliance, and engineering teams to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into robust technical solutions

Build reusable, configuration-driven systems that support rapid product launches and market expansion

Develop event-driven, asynchronous services using messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka and Pulsar

Improve system scalability, performance, reliability, and observability as platform usage grows globally

Contribute to technical direction through design reviews, mentorship, and shared engineering standards

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

5+ years of professional experience in software ...