The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  PayPal is hiring a Data Scientist in Sunnyvale, CA.

• Role description

  We're opening a full-time Data Scientist role for an engineer fluent in dbt and allergic to undocumented surprises. What makes this PayPal role different is the ownership; the $93,000 - $140,000 and full-time hours are just the entry fee.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Harden PayPal's Deep Learning auth so the CA audit comes back clean
  • Scale PayPal's dbt services from Sunnyvale pilot to CA-wide rollout
  • Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Deep Learning and NumPy
  • Ship the joyfully-rigorous MLOps features that move PayPal's technology roadmap forward
  • Decode the undocumented dbt service nobody at PayPal remembers writing
  • Question the genuinely-flexible LangChain pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner

  What You'll Bring

  • Solid Self-Motivation grounding, plus Feature Engineering you can pick up on the fly
  • 1 years that taught you which corners can be cut
  • A Sunnyvale grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
  • Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support junior teammates
  • Calm under the empowering chaos a junior role tends to generate
  • Comfort presenting to a CA-wide audience without a script

  PayPal doesn't chase headlines; it just keeps building the plainspoken technology backbone that Sunnyvale, CA runs on. Psychological safety is something we actively build, so disagreeing in good faith is encouraged.

  We pair a $93,000 - $140,000 salary with health, dental, and vision plans, plus annual bonuses tied to team performance.

  Our recruiters are reaching out to qualified Data Scientist applicants every day this month.

  Your next opportunity in technology starts with a single application.

• Required skills

  • Databricks
  • MLOps
  • Deep Learning
  • LangChain
  • NumPy
  • Feature Engineering
  • Matplotlib
  • dbt
  • Power BI
  • Generative AI
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Self-Motivation
  • Flexibility

• Benefits & perks

  • COBRA continuation support
  • Acupuncture coverage
  • Pet-Friendly Office
  • Weight management programs
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Holiday Parties
  • Partner Discounts
  • Travel insurance for business trips
  • Bike-to-work program
  • Diversity and inclusion programs
  • Stretch assignments and rotations
  • Company retreats

• Apply before 2026-08-29

  Submit your application for this Full-time technology position.