Staff Cybersecurity Engineer

@ PayPal

About PayPal

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. They create innovative experiences to make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure. With tenants in approximately 200 markets, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses globally with secure payment solutions, both online and in person.

Job Description Summary

The Staff Cybersecurity Engineer leverages expert security knowledge to solve complex issues, drive security initiatives across teams, and embed secure practices into the application development lifecycle.

Essential Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve advanced security issues with best practices.
• Collaborate with teams to drive and influence security initiatives.
• Apply analytical skills for solving challenging security problems.
• Conduct security design, architecture, and code reviews.
• Guide secure integration of AI, LLMs, and automation tooling.
• Mentor engineers and shape product security roadmaps.

Qualifications

Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. In-depth knowledge of application security vulnerabilities, secure coding practices, and familiarity with security tools (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA). Strong communication skills and experience in mentoring and influencing technical decisions are critical.

Work Model & Benefits

PayPal offers a balanced hybrid work model with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. The role includes competitive compensation, performance bonuses, equity, comprehensive health benefits and more. For benefits information, please visit PayPal Benefits.

Key skills/competency

• Cybersecurity
• Security Operations
• Application Security
• Code Review
• Risk Assessment
• Automation
• DevSecOps
• Mentorship
• AI Integration
• Hybrid Work