Senior Staff Software Engineer, Mobile

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Description Summary:

What You Need to Know About the Role
The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of mobile devices, mobile operating systems, and system libraries, along with hands-on experience building iOS and Android native applications, identity and access management technologies, strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and the motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

Meet Our Team
The Consumer Engineering team is responsible for providing digital wallet, P2P, onboarding, and shopping experiences for PayPal users. We’re embarking on a multi-year journey to revamp the consumer experience by adding valuable new features that will impact PayPal’s 350-plus million users. By collaborating with product owners, architects, and developers of downstream systems, you will set the technical direction for the mobile consumer experience.

Job Description:

Your Way to Impact

As a senior member of the Consumer Engineering organization, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining the company’s consumer applications, focusing on iOS and Android mobile native offerings. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of mobile devices, mobile operating systems, and system libraries, as well as hands-on experience building iOS and Android native applications, identity and access management technologies, strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and the motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment. By collaborating with product owners, architects, and developers of downstream systems, you will set the technical direction for the mobile consumer experience.

You will architect and implement robust solutions to complex problems. Our team is fast and innovative, following agile methodologies. If you are self-driven, passionate about identity technology, a team player, and possess effective communication skills, this role will fascinate you.

Your day to day

• Engage with multiple teams of highly talented engineers and architects to design and develop highly scalable, secure, and configurable identity solutions that meet the needs of our customers and stakeholders.

• Mobile App Development: Design and build innovative, scalable, and reliable mobile applications for iOS and/or Android platforms.

• Actively engage with leadership across Product, Architecture, Design, and Engineering to design, propose, discuss, and refine new features and functionality.

• Collaborate with other engineering teams, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative identity solutions that meet organizational needs.

• Communicate with stakeholders on technical standards, principles, methodologies, and trends.

• Enhance overall system operational characteristics by establishing best practices for code quality, reducing technical debt, and building frameworks or shared techniques to improve engineering effectiveness.

• Identify opportunities for refactoring, API changes, and other types of technical debt remediation.

• Influence management to drive technical decision-making for the right selection of technology by providing forthright, understandable, and actionable advice.

• Work with standards-defining organizations to understand evolving standards, identify gaps, provide inputs on platform gaps, and contribute to roadmap planning to build world-class user-facing applications.

• Drive decision-making with team members who have different views on simple to complex problems, synthesizing the best solution based on business requirements.

What do you need to bring 

• Experience: 12+ years of experience building successful production software systems, with 10+ years of mobile development experience.

• Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Fundamentals: Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals.

• Programming Languages: Proficiency in Swift, Objective-C (for iOS), Kotlin, or Java (for Android).

• Mobile Development Tools: Deep familiarity with mobile development frameworks and tools.

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address technical challenges and optimize application performance.

• Software Engineering Practices: Competent in software engineering tools (e.g., Java build tools) and best practices (e.g., unit testing, test automation, continuous integration, etc.).

• OOP Proficiency: Strong OOP skills, with the ability to analyze requirements and transform them into scalable software designs.

• Technical Expertise: Significant business knowledge and technical expertise in consumer-facing mobile application design and architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.

• Code Quality Advocacy: Serve as a strong advocate for code craftsmanship, good coding standards, and the use of tools that will improve the quality of the delivered code.

• Development Methodology: Experience using Agile/Scrum methodology for software development.

• Must be a self-starter, able to work independently or as a team member, and have strong communication skills for interfacing with business partners and technology teams.

**We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply. 

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is bsed on various factors including but not limited to work location and relevant skills and experience.

 

The total compensation for this position may include and annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental vision and other benefits. For more information, visit www.paypalbenefitscom

 

The U.S national annual pay range for this role is $107,300 to $259,600

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$107300 to $259600

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentaccommodations@paypal.com.

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.