PayPal
Sr Staff Product Security Engineer
PayPal
– Join a global team of more than 25 years of experience in creating secure, innovative payment solutions.
Company Overview PayPal connects millions of merchants and consumers worldwide, offering secure payment and financial services across more than 200 markets. The company values Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness.
Job Description Summary As a Senior Staff Product Security Engineer, you’ll drive secure design practices protecting 434M accounts and $1.6T in annual payment volume. You will lead the Security Design Reviews Program and Security Champions Program, partner with engineering and product leaders, and serve as the escalation point for complex security design assessments.
Essential Responsibilities
Recognize as a security expert, independently resolving complex security challenges and providing strategic direction.
Define methods and procedures for new or special assignments, collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
Lead complex, high‑impact security projects, applying deep knowledge of business trends and security challenges.
Develop enterprise‑wide improvements that enhance security practices and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications
Lead and evolve PayPal’s Security Design Reviews and Security Champions programs.
Serve as primary escalation point for complex product design and architecture reviews.
Define product architecture security strategy and integrate security design practices into global engineering workflows.
Determine methods for evaluating, prioritizing, and remediating security risks at scale.
Deliver targeted training and coaching to empower teams to build securely at scale.
Partner with senior engineering and product leadership to influence technology direction.
Drive cross‑functional, global initiatives to improve security posture and engineering efficiency.
Lead secure design and integration of AI and large‑language‑model (LLM) solutions.
Develop and scale self‑service security tooling, automation, and metrics.
Mentor and develop engineers across Product Security and the wider organization.
Stay ahead of emerging security technologies and threats.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in software development, application security, or cybersecurity.
Expertise in application security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and secure design practices.
Track record of driving global or enterprise‑wide security initiatives or programs.
Proven experience partnering with developers to remediate vulnerabilities and implement robust security controls.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience architecting and operating security review programs.
Hands‑on familiarity with application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, WAF, Burp Suite).
Strong programming experience in Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Swift.
Knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, Git.
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Understanding of OAuth 2.0, SAML, and other authentication protocols.
Experience with AI or ML security.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience mentoring and developing engineers.
What You Need To Know About The Role This role defines and leads a critical pillar of PayPal’s product security strategy, shaping secure design, mentoring leaders, and influencing decisions that affect a global ecosystem.
How Your Day‑to‑Day Looks
Set strategic direction for Security Design Reviews Program and ensure adoption worldwide.
Partner with business unit leaders to scale Security Champions Program.
Review and advise on high‑impact designs with deep technical expertise.
Identify systemic gaps and lead multi‑quarter initiatives.
Oversee automation and tooling to improve assessment efficiency.
Collaborate with senior leadership on long‑term product security strategy.
Mentor and coach engineers.
Represent Product Security in global technical discussions.
Lead post‑incident architectural reviews.
Anticipate emerging risks and evolve program focus.
Compensation & Benefits US annual pay range: $169,500 to $291,500. Compensation may include bonus, equity, and benefits. PayPal supports a hybrid work model and offers flexible benefits.
Equal Opportunity & Diversity Statement PayPal is an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For more information, visit our diversity page.
To apply, visit PayPal Careers.
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PayPal
– Join a global team of more than 25 years of experience in creating secure, innovative payment solutions.
Company Overview PayPal connects millions of merchants and consumers worldwide, offering secure payment and financial services across more than 200 markets. The company values Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness.
Job Description Summary As a Senior Staff Product Security Engineer, you’ll drive secure design practices protecting 434M accounts and $1.6T in annual payment volume. You will lead the Security Design Reviews Program and Security Champions Program, partner with engineering and product leaders, and serve as the escalation point for complex security design assessments.
Essential Responsibilities
Recognize as a security expert, independently resolving complex security challenges and providing strategic direction.
Define methods and procedures for new or special assignments, collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
Lead complex, high‑impact security projects, applying deep knowledge of business trends and security challenges.
Develop enterprise‑wide improvements that enhance security practices and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications
Lead and evolve PayPal’s Security Design Reviews and Security Champions programs.
Serve as primary escalation point for complex product design and architecture reviews.
Define product architecture security strategy and integrate security design practices into global engineering workflows.
Determine methods for evaluating, prioritizing, and remediating security risks at scale.
Deliver targeted training and coaching to empower teams to build securely at scale.
Partner with senior engineering and product leadership to influence technology direction.
Drive cross‑functional, global initiatives to improve security posture and engineering efficiency.
Lead secure design and integration of AI and large‑language‑model (LLM) solutions.
Develop and scale self‑service security tooling, automation, and metrics.
Mentor and develop engineers across Product Security and the wider organization.
Stay ahead of emerging security technologies and threats.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in software development, application security, or cybersecurity.
Expertise in application security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and secure design practices.
Track record of driving global or enterprise‑wide security initiatives or programs.
Proven experience partnering with developers to remediate vulnerabilities and implement robust security controls.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience architecting and operating security review programs.
Hands‑on familiarity with application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, WAF, Burp Suite).
Strong programming experience in Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Swift.
Knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, Git.
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Understanding of OAuth 2.0, SAML, and other authentication protocols.
Experience with AI or ML security.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience mentoring and developing engineers.
What You Need To Know About The Role This role defines and leads a critical pillar of PayPal’s product security strategy, shaping secure design, mentoring leaders, and influencing decisions that affect a global ecosystem.
How Your Day‑to‑Day Looks
Set strategic direction for Security Design Reviews Program and ensure adoption worldwide.
Partner with business unit leaders to scale Security Champions Program.
Review and advise on high‑impact designs with deep technical expertise.
Identify systemic gaps and lead multi‑quarter initiatives.
Oversee automation and tooling to improve assessment efficiency.
Collaborate with senior leadership on long‑term product security strategy.
Mentor and coach engineers.
Represent Product Security in global technical discussions.
Lead post‑incident architectural reviews.
Anticipate emerging risks and evolve program focus.
Compensation & Benefits US annual pay range: $169,500 to $291,500. Compensation may include bonus, equity, and benefits. PayPal supports a hybrid work model and offers flexible benefits.
Equal Opportunity & Diversity Statement PayPal is an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For more information, visit our diversity page.
To apply, visit PayPal Careers.
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