The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  PayPal is hiring a Help Desk Technician in Lynnwood, WA.

• Role description

  We need someone who reads stack traces the way other people read headlines, and we're calling that someone a Help Desk Technician. Strip away the buzzwords and here's the deal — $101,000 - $146,000, temporary hours, and a technology team at PayPal that actually hands you the keys.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
  • Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
  • Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
  • Set the Subnetting coding standards the rest of PayPal engineering follows
  • Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale

  What You'll Bring

  • 5 years of Linux Bash práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
  • The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
  • 3 years that taught you which corners can be cut
  • A solid foundation in SSH, refined over 3+ years
  • The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
  • A track record of flexible delivery in a temporary structure
  • Prior experience working on-site in Lynnwood, WA, or willingness to relocate

  At PayPal, the hardworking Lynnwood crew believes technology should feel boring and reliable, never thrilling and fragile. The heads-down-and-happy pace here is real, but so is the permission to log off and recover.

  Come grow with us: $101,000 - $146,000 to start, a mentor to guide, benefits to lean on, and hours flexible enough for Lynnwood living.

  Recruiting for this temporary position is happening in real time, not on a backlog.

  Your Cisco IOS deserves a stage bigger than your current one, and PayPal has it.

• Required skills

  • SSH
  • Cisco IOS
  • SCCM
  • Linux Bash
  • Bash Scripting
  • Subnetting
  • Nagios
  • Printer Support
  • Wireshark
  • CCNA
  • Work Ethic
  • Initiative
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Multitasking

• Benefits & perks

  • Paid volunteer days
  • Charitable Giving
  • Childcare Assistance
  • Disaster relief assistance
  • Housing Allowance
  • Technology Stipend
  • Cell phone plan discounts
  • Travel Allowance
  • Pet Insurance
  • 401(k) matching

• Apply before 2026-09-11

  Submit your application for this Temporary technology position.