Sr. Cloud Database Engineer

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: At PayPal, the Transaction Processing and Data Services (TPDS) team powers the backbone of our global payments platform, processing billions of transactions through mission-critical OLTP database infrastructure. As a Senior Cloud Database Engineer, you will lead strategic initiatives that improve availability, scalability, security, and operational excellence across petabyte-scale environments. You will architect cloud-native, multi-cloud database solutions; develop Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks; automate database operations; and design monitoring and observability strategies for high-throughput systems. This role also drives advanced performance optimization, incident response, application resiliency, and technical consultation with product engineering teams. You will design and build innovative database tooling and automation, including AI-powered solutions that enhance reliability and efficiency. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: Design, deploy, and manage high-performance database clusters (BigTable, Oracle, MySQL, Cloud SQL). Architect multi-cloud database solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Build Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Packer. Optimize databases through indexing, partitioning, tuning, and query improvements. Automate schema deployment and management using GitOps and CI/CD workflows. Lead incident response and implement self-healing and failover strategies. Develop observability and alerting systems using Grafana, Datadog, and Prometheus. Create Python-based automation and AI-driven optimization tools for database operations. Ensure database security, compliance, and documentation best practices. Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and ML teams to support analytics and platform goals. Minimum Qualifications: 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. Proficiency in BigTable, Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, BigQuery, and Kubernetes. Expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and GitOps automation frameworks. Strong programming in Python and SQL; familiarity with Bash, Java, or Scala. Experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure environments. Linux system administration and distributed systems troubleshooting skills. Deep understanding of observability tools (Grafana, Datadog, ELK). Strong focus on system reliability, performance tuning, and automation. Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications : 7+ years of enterprise-grade database technologies and large-scale data platforms Proven experience designing mission-critical data infrastructure at petabyte scale Deep expertise in GCP cloud-native DBs like BigTable and Spanner, Cloud networking, and architecture Deep expertise in managing Oracle databases Advanced proficiency in automation and scripting languages (Python, Bash) Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration and high-impact delivery Experience with generative AI tools for database optimization preferred Subsidiary: PayPal Travel Percent: 0 Visa Sponsorship through PayPal is not available for this position now or any time in the future. - The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is: Primary Location | Pay Range: Scottsdale, Arizona: ($111,500.00 - $165,550.00 Annually) Additional Location(s) | Pay Range: No other locations are assigned to this requisition currently. Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable. PayPal does