The Company
PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.
We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.
We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Tech Operations / Product Support Engineer who will act as the critical bridge between engineering, product, and customer-facing teams. This role is responsible for ensuring platform reliability, troubleshooting complex technical issues, and driving operational excellence across production systems. You will work closely with software engineers and product managers to resolve issues, improve system resilience, and enhance customer experience.Job Description:
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Production Support & Incident Management
- Provide Tier 2 / Tier 3 technical support for production issues across applications, APIs, and services
- Lead or participate in incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and post-incident reviews
- Monitor system health, logs, alerts, and dashboards to proactively identify and mitigate issues
- Ensure SLAs/SLOs are met and escalations are handled effectively
Technical Troubleshooting
- Diagnose complex issues involving distributed systems, APIs, databases, and integrations
- Analyze logs, metrics, and traces to identify performance, availability, or data issues
- Work closely with engineering teams to debug, reproduce, and resolve defects
Product & Engineering Collaboration
- Act as a technical liaison between Support, Engineering, Product, and Operations teams
- Provide feedback to product and engineering on recurring issues, gaps, and improvement opportunities
- Assist with release readiness, deployments, and production validations
Automation & Operational Excellence
- Build and maintain tools, scripts, or automation to improve operational efficiency
- Improve monitoring, alerting, and runbooks to reduce MTTR
- Identify opportunities to eliminate manual processes and recurring issues
Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
- Create and maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation
- Contribute to internal knowledge bases and support playbooks
- Mentor junior support engineers and share best practices
Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 3-8 years of experience in product support, tech operations, SRE, or platform support roles
- Strong understanding of web technologies, APIs (REST/GraphQL), and microservices
- Experience troubleshooting production systems in a high-availability environment
- Proficiency with SQL and ability to analyze data for debugging
- Experience working with Linux/Unix systems
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK)
- Scripting experience in Python, Bash, or similar languages
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Experience supporting payments, fintech, or large-scale distributed systems
Exposure to SRE or DevOps practices
Subsidiary:
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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.
Who We Are:
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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
Belonging at PayPal:
Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.
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