PayPal, a subsidiary of eBay, today announced that they will be opening a technology center in Austin, and they are currently accepting applications for hundreds of jobs. Openings are for technical professionals with expertise in product development, infrastructure, architecture, design, risk and engineering. Interested candidates can apply here, and inquiries can be directed to austin-hiring@paypal.com. The Austin office will be managed by Terence Spielman, director and general manager of PayPal Data Services.

Texas Governor Rick Perry was quoted as saying that this was another testament to the outstanding workforce, quality of life, and business climate in Texas. This is another of a continuing stream of announcements of companies moving or opening offices in Austin including Borland Software and Google.

According to the Austin American Statesman, PayPal has had 30 employees working in Austin for a month at the Freescale offices on West Parmer. They hope to hire 70 more by the end of the year. PayPal has locations in San Jose, Scottsdale, Omaha, Dublin, and now Austin.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if Google put the Google Checkout team in their new Austin facility?