This role provides strategic leadership for Venmo's data platform infrastructure and performance engineering organizations supporting billions of annual payments
Job Summary
This role provides strategic leadership for Venmo's data platform infrastructure and performance engineering organizations supporting billions of annual payments.
The Director will define multi-year technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives while overseeing architectural standards for AWS, Aurora MySQL, DynamoDB, and Kafka.
PayPal offers a balanced hybrid work model with three days in the office and two days remote, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare and paid time off.
Matching Summary
This role provides strategic leadership for Venmo's data platform infrastructure and performance engineering organizations supporting billions of annual payments.
Salary
Base: $218,000.00 - $323,950.00 Annually; Bonus/Equity: Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation; Benefits: Comprehensive choice-based programs including healthcare, PTO, and mental health resources
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
10+ years relevant experience
5+ years leading engineering teams
AWS cloud infrastructure expertise
Distributed large-scale systems
Relational and NoSQL databases
Kafka messaging platforms
20+ engineers organizational management
Nice-to-have
Fintech or payments processing background
Chaos engineering program experience
Millisecond-level response time optimization
Regulated industry compliance knowledge
Building diverse inclusive teams
Business continuity planning familiarity
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent