As a Principal Software Engineer at PayPal, you will own features end to end, from architecture through deployment and monitoring. This Washington opening trades 9 years and Team Leadership for $207,000 - $285,000, then layers on the ownership most listings only hint at.
Key Responsibilities
- Wrangle GitHub Actions config across environments so Washington staging mirrors production
- Carry the Team Leadership platform work that makes PayPal's next DC expansion boring
- Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across DC engineering teams
- Profile Problem Solving memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Washington nodes
- Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Java
- Mentor the principal cohort through their first real GitHub Actions on-call at PayPal
- Own the Problem Solving release that Washington leadership has circled on the calendar
- Slice the forward-thinking technology monolith into GitHub Actions services Washington, DC can deploy alone
What You'll Bring
- The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
- Proven aptitude for Java, ideally near Washington, DC
- The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
- A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
- Working knowledge of Problem Solving alongside transferable Team Leadership chops
- Comfort being measured against a clear principal bar
PayPal partners with organizations across Washington, DC to bring purpose-led thinking to everyday technology challenges. Expect a culture where curiosity is rewarded and asking "why" is never seen as a challenge.
Earn $207,000 - $285,000, sharpen your Team Leadership beside a mentor, enjoy the benefits, and never apologize for needing a flexible Tuesday.
Candidates who apply now are entering a live, in-progress hiring process.
Send the resume, skip the cover-letter cliches, and let your RabbitMQ do the talking.