This position is for an entry level software developer role to work with teams across the globe building payment solution for Growth markets of PayPal. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated individual with awareness of the core concepts and foundational knowledge of Computer Science who is also aware of industry trends, possesses a positive work ethic and a "can do" attitude. The prospective candidate will be working on multiple languages and platforms, devising and delivering solutions to the market, in a fast-paced manner. As part of this role, the candidate will help deliver delightful web experiences for our global user base in order to help acquire new customers and incremental revenue for the organization.
Tech Skills needed for this role are one of Java/ node.js / ReactJS. Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, GraphQL and REST is a plus.
Software Engineer 1, Growth Markets Team
Growth Markets Engineering Team:
The “Growth Markets Engineering Team” is responsible for developing and rolling out new products for PayPal’s customer base in markets seeing high commerce growth across the world such as Mexico, Brazil, Japan and India. Our charter is to double down and drive the next wave of growth for PayPal’s consumer and merchant bases globally, to propel new user acquisition, provide platform expansion through ubiquity, bring in new revenue through partnerships and to contribute actively to our organization’s mission of democratizing financial services.
Engineers in this team would be involved in building new payments platform and experiences for PayPal’s hyper growth markets, that would redefine how customers of PayPal pay and get paid.
About the Role:
Software Engineer 1, PayPal Growth Markets Engineering
This position is for an entry level software developer role to work with teams across the globe building payment solution for Growth markets of PayPal. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated individual with awareness of the core concepts and foundational knowledge of Computer Science who is also aware of industry trends, possesses a positive work ethic and a "can do" attitude. The prospective candidate will be working on multiple languages and platforms, devising and delivering solutions to the market, in a fast-paced manner. As part of this role, the candidate will help deliver delightful web experiences for our global user base in order to help acquire new customers and incremental revenue for the organization. Tech Skills needed for this role are one of Java/ node.js / ReactJS. Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, GraphQL and REST is a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate a customer centric mindset as part of day-day work.
- Ensure that the implementation adheres to defined specs and processes.
- Own end-to-end quality of deliverables during all phases of the software development lifecycle.
- Work with managers, leads and peers to come up with implementation options
- Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage continuously changing business needs
Technical Skills
- Strong computer science fundamentals such as data structures, algorithms, database and object-oriented programming techniques.
- Strong programming skills and expertise in one of the scripting languages or object oriented programming languages.
- Understanding of web-based programming languages, scripting and UI development experiences in HTML, CSS, Javascript, ReactJs / Angular etc. is a plus.
- Experience working with databases such as MySQL/ Oracle / NoSQL DB etc.
Personal Traits
- Be a quick learner undaunted by new and complex systems.
- Take risks and thrive in an environment of constant change.
- Exposure and participation in tech events, hackathons, contributions to open source, authoring of blogs and active participation in online tech forums is a plus.
Educational Qualifications
- BSCS/MSCS or equivalent along with 0-2 years of experience in software development.