System & Cloud Engineer
PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, creating innovative experiences for consumers and businesses. They are seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their Cloud Platform Engineering team, responsible for building and managing PayPal's Public Cloud Infrastructure to ensure seamless application management and operation. Responsibilities Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures Understands internal standards & processes and applies them to make technical decisions Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions May contribute to code & design reviews Skills 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience Experience working in Public Cloud Technologies and Tools which are required to build scalable solutions in Public Cloud Providers like GCP/AWS Experience with at least one programming language like GoLang, Java, Ruby, Python to design/build/test public cloud platform backend and automation tools Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Harness, Ansible Knowledge of container orchestration tools (Kubernetes (GKE/EKS), Docker, Puppet, etc.) to operate both Cloud-based and OnPrem production systems during our cloud migration journey Ensure infrastructure follows best security practices (IAM, encryption, secrets management) Experience triaging issues in Public Cloud environment and analyzing root causes Work cross-functionally across internal engineering teams, internal customers and product managers in various geo-locations across the world An eagerness to learn new technologies and partner with various teams giving PayPals internal Public Cloud users the best experience Experience setting up and maintaining monitoring and logging systems (e.g., DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana) Experience administering Production Linux systems in a 24x7 Production environment Strong understanding of the OSI layering model, (HTTP/S, TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, NFS, SSH) Participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills Benefits Flexible work environment Employee shares options Health and life insurance Company Overview PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship PayPal has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 200 in 2026, 1138 in 2025, 917 in 2024, 775 in 2023, 921 in 2022, 1051 in 2021, 1049 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.