PayPal · 2 hours ago
Database Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$94K/yr - $156K/yr
2+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. The Database Engineer role within the Transaction Processing and Data Services team focuses on managing and optimizing mission-critical transaction processing databases, contributing to the development of scalable systems, and ensuring data integrity and security.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development of scalable systems on platforms like Apache Hadoop, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and SAP HANA
Participate in technical discussions and assist in code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to standards
Learn and apply engineering best practices under the guidance of senior team members
Write maintainable and efficient code to support secure and highly available systems
Assist in defining, developing, integrating, testing, documenting, and supporting technical solutions
Support the development of high-performance data pipelines capable of handling large-scale workloads
Collaborate with the data team to analyze datasets, contribute to model building, and assist in creating reports and visualizations using Google Cloud tools
Gain hands-on experience deploying large-scale data solutions within an enterprise environment
Follow established project management frameworks and adhere to development processes under the supervision of senior engineers
Support the design, development, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs for databases, applications, tools, and networks
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience with enterprise-grade database technologies and large-scale data platforms
Experience designing mission-critical data infrastructure at petabyte scale
Experience with GCP cloud-native DBs like BigTable and Spanner, Cloud networking, and architecture
Experience with managing Oracle databases
Proficiency in automation and scripting languages (Python, Bash)
Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration and high-impact delivery
Experience with generative AI tools for database optimization preferred
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Company
PayPal
PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.17BKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Simon Bladon
CEO, UK
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
Recent News
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