Sr Software Engineer
PayPal (company site, opens in a new tab)3+ yrsChennaiOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 22–45 LPA
Posted 11h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Develop and deliver end-to-end software solutions for Global Merchant Lending products spanning full Software Development Lifecycle (design, implementation, testing, delivery, operations).
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and developers technically and on business aspects to ensure quality outcomes.
- Create and review detailed design documents and take ownership for delivering clean, efficient, reusable code on schedule.
Minimum Requirements
- 3+ years relevant software engineering experience and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Expertise in React, Next.js, Express, and familiarity with testing frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright, or JEST is mandatory.
- Work experience with performance optimization techniques (caching, code splitting, lazy loading, pagination) and security aspects (authentication, CORS, XSS) is required.
- Work Experience Required: 3+ years; Notice period: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in building and optimizing modern web applications using React, Next.js, and Express in complex product environments like online payments or loan management systems.
- Technical leadership aptitude demonstrated by mentoring junior staff and making independent technical decisions with minimal supervision.
- Familiarity or experience with Java, Spring, REST APIs, and messaging architectures (ActiveMQ/Kafka) adds advantage for handling payment platform integrations.