# Kunal Jain > Senior Software Engineer @ PayPal Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kunaljain Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, SQL and Hibernate. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Computer Science from NIT Hamirpur. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ PayPal Jan 2023 – Present | San Jose, California, United States - Driving the development of Buy Now Pay Later solutions that empower PayPal merchants, working closely with PMs and UX designers to shape feature requirements and establish project timelines, while keeping stakeholders informed through regular project updates. Building solutions in React, Next.js, Graphql, Nodejs, and python to support the latest PayPal credit merchant offerings. - Led the development of localized, cross-border self-serve solutions for merchants in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain as the project’s tech lead, participating in every phase of the software development lifecycle from discovery through deployment and ongoing monitoring. - Supported the establishment of automated systems for recurring marketing and survey emails, enabling streamlined communication to promote, educate, and gather insights on merchant pain points regarding Buy Now Pay Later solutions. - Contributed to the migration of the legacy merchant-facing Messaging Center application to a modernized Next.js platform with a contemporary look and feel, leading to increased merchant engagement and improved visibility of the Buy Now Pay Later Messaging solution. - Introduced and implemented SonarQube scans across all team-managed codebases and established pipelines to ensure that code maintained zero vulnerabilities and adhered to high standards of maintainability and scalability. ### Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant @ University of Massachusetts Boston Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Worked with Dr. Daniel Haehn and Dr. Jens Rister on fly photoreceptors. Acquired a comprehensive 3D dataset of Drosophila retina EM images and developed an automated segmentation pipeline using computer vision techniques. Evaluated the performance of the pipeline using automated metrics different fly photoreceptor datasets and prototyped a 3D model of segmented photoreceptor cells. - Taught Programming in C to a class of 75 students. Was responsible for preparation of course content, putting together assignments and tests and their evaluation, and delivering in-person lectures. - Teacher assistant for CS666 - Biomedical Image and Signal Processing and CS410 - Software Engineering. Working with students teams on a variety of software engineering projects to help create softwares for biomedical image processing, supply chain management systems and hacking DJI RoboMaster. Responsible for grading assignments and conducting and correcting test ### SWE Intern @ PayPal Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Member of a team responsible for building tools which help various Internal stakeholders, set up, view and edit credit offerings on behalf of merchants quickly and efficiently. Collaborated with Product Manager and User Experience Designers on feature requirements and timeline. - Owned Global Pay Later Servicing Tool which is a one-stop solution to view and configure merchant’s GPL products, and upstream messaging - Helped in building and maintaining React, Node, and GraphQL applications to support multiple PayPal Credit merchant experiences. ### Full Stack Engineer @ Automation Anywhere Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Bengaluru Area, India - Member of a global team of 10+ engineers, contributing to multiple AA products. Worked closely with PM and designers to drive product development from MVP to SaaS application, following lean agile development. - Worked on Automation Anywhere’s digital automation marketplace – Automation Anywhere Bot Store and B2B RPA Bot Store – Automation Anywhere Private Bot Store – as a Full Stack Developer. Primarily worked on React, CSS Modules, PHP, and WordPress. - Helped in the development of Next.js website - Automation Anywhere Developer Portal. The website was powered by Headless WordPress and the deployment of the site followed a microservice architecture pattern. ### Software Design Engineer @ Newgen Software Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Noida Area, India Worked on the server side of The Newgen Enterprise Mobility Framework (NEMF). NEMF is a framework to develop, deploy and manage highly configurable hybrid mobile apps that support multiple business functions. ### Intern @ Puddlescope.com Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 A platform to connect school affiliated student organizations to the industry. http://www.puddlescope.com | https://www.facebook.com/puddlescope ## Education ### Master's degree in Computer Science UMass Boston Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 ### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science NIT Hamirpur Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jainkhere --- Source: https://flows.cv/kunaljain JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kunaljain/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22