Software Engineer 3 (Ruby on Rails)

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.

Job Description Summary:

PayPal, Inc. seeks Software Engineer 3 (Ruby on Rails) in San Jose, CA

Job Duties:

1. Lead projects with cross-functional teams to design and develop innovative processes and create software solutions that meet business requirements.
2. Design, develop and deploy complex, multi-tier distributed software applications and performance sensitive systems.
3. Document and test software systems, modify developed systems and rapidly iterate as needed.
4. Build and implement robust testing scripts/systems.
5. Design and develop new APIs.
6. Maintain close relationships with Product Managers and Technical leads, communicate and digest real-time feedback, and build story cards on a daily basis.
7. Participate in architectural discussions and provide software development plans.
8. Provide technical and project leadership, mentor junior engineers, and operate in a cross-functional, agile team.

Minimum Requirements:

Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:

1. Building software or web applications with object-oriented or functional programming languages.
2. Software Development background with ability to analyze and improve existing codebase.
3. Building solutions utilizing an agile approach.
4. Software configuration management principles and tools, source code version control (e.g., git/GitHub) and issue/bug tracking systems (e.g., JIRA).
5. Payment systems and processor APIs.

EOE, including disability/vets.

Travel Percent:

0

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