Description
This role is a technical leader for the API Management platform. You will coordinate the work of other engineers, set technical direction, improve existing structures and processes, and make design decisions that affect the internal and external teams building on PayPal’s APIs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a senior engineer and subject matter expert for the API Management platform
- Own the design, implementation, and operational health of core APIM components, including governance, lifecycle, security, and observability capabilities
- Contribute to the technical roadmap by assessing implementation alternatives, trade-offs, and recommendations
- Mentor engineers at all levels and advise senior leaders on platform systems, challenges, and strategy
- Own availability and performance of the platform and participate in on-call and incident response
Requirements:
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience with Java, Python, or an equivalent high-level programming language
- Deep experience designing and operating APIs at scale
- Experience with API management products or gateway platforms
- Advanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions, and messaging/queueing systems
- Expertise building fault-tolerant, scalable distributed services on public cloud
Nice to Have:
- Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience with Java, Python, or an equivalent high-level programming language
- Experience managing infrastructure as code using Terraform
- Experience with observability, SLOs, and developer-facing platform products
Benefits:
- Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing
- Generous paid time off
- Healthcare coverage for you and your family
- Resources to create financial security and support your mental health