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Director, Data Platforms & Performance Engineering - Venmo

at PayPal Holdings

📍 San Jose, California, United States of America Hybrid 💰 $218K – $323K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $218K – $323K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Not specified
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This leadership role involves directing Venmo's data platform infrastructure and performance engineering teams, ensuring scalable, reliable data systems that support real-time payment processing at massive scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead data platform teams
  • Manage databases and pipelines
  • Oversee performance engineering
  • Define technical strategy
  • Influence company-wide decisions

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes databases, data pipelines, messaging systems, caching infrastructure, and cloud platforms, with a focus on performance and scalability for real-time transactions.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior leader with 7+ years of experience managing data platform infrastructure and performance engineering teams, with expertise in databases, data pipelines, and real-time processing systems, influencing technical strategy at scale.

Must-Have Skills

Lead data platform infrastructure teamsManage databases and data pipelinesOversee performance engineeringDrive technical strategyInfluence company-wide technical decisions

Nice-to-Have Skills

Real-time Data ProcessingMessaging SystemsDistributed ComputingCloud Platforms (AWSAzureGCP)

Tools & Platforms

DatabasesData PipelinesMessaging SystemsCaching InfrastructureCloud Platforms

Required Skills

Data PlatformsPerformance EngineeringDatabasesData PipelinesMessaging SystemsCaching InfrastructureReal-time Payment ProcessingCloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsDatabase Management

Hard Skills

Data PlatformsPerformance EngineeringDatabasesData PipelinesMessaging SystemsCaching InfrastructureReal-time Payment ProcessingCloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsDatabase Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipStrategic PlanningTechnical VisionTeam ManagementProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech
Job Function Data platform leadership and performance engineering

Keywords for Your Resume

Data PlatformsPerformance EngineeringDatabasesData PipelinesMessaging SystemsCaching InfrastructureReal-time Payment ProcessingCloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsDatabase ManagementLeadershipTechnical StrategyTeam ManagementDistributed Computing

Deal Breakers

Lack of leadership experience in data platforms, No experience with real-time systems, Unable to manage large-scale distributed systems

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