Staff Software Engineer

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 Summary:

Come join the PayPal Wallet Mobile Engineering team. We're embarking on a multi-year journey to revamp wallet functionality adding valuable new features that will impact PayPal's 350 plus million users. You will be contributing to the foundation of PayPal's wallet for years to come guiding the team on design and architecture and contributing to the implementation that powers that functionality. Collaborating with product owners, architects, and developers of downstream systems, you will set the technical direction of the mobile wallet functionality. Your contributions will help ensure PayPal is the preferred choice for digital payments.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system
• Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow
• Actions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives
• Proactively improves existing structures & processes
• Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems
• Notices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions
• Collaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor
• Trusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations

Expected Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Staff Engineer with an in-depth understanding of iOS architecture, to join our dynamic fintech engineering team. Your expertise will drive the development of innovative features, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security in our iOS applications.

As a Staff Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and implementing crucial features, shaping the iOS architecture that underpins our digital payment solutions. This position requires a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for staying at the forefront of mobile technology. 

Your day-to-day:
As an iOS Software Engineer, you will:

• Be a strategic thinker and problem solver.
• Define and execute the mobile technology roadmap.
• Build and lead high-performing mobile engineering teams.
• Drive innovation and experimentation in mobile development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver world-class mobile experiences.
• Mentor and coach senior engineers and foster a culture of innovation and experimentation.
• Partner effectively with product and engineering leadership to oversee mobile architecture and design.

What you need to bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on mobile development experience (iOS).
• Experience in designing, developing and delivering software and/or platforms (libraries)
• Deep expertise in mobile technologies and architecture.
• Solid understanding of Cocoa Frameworks
• Strong object-oriented skills including design, coding and testing patterns.
• Familiarity with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL databases) and ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA).
• Ability to design scalable, reliable, and maintainable software systems.
• Thorough understanding of XCode
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with mobile payment technologies and integrations
• Proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, or React Native.
• Familiarity with continuous integration (Jenkins), application monitoring (Crashlytics and ), mocking tools (Appium and Apiary), build tool development and enhancements, using unit testing and cucumber tests for functional tests
• Familiar and comfortable with iOS technologies, the tradeoffs, and emerging design patterns.
• Knowledge of mobile performance optimization techniques.
• Strong ability to influence and inspire teams.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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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 

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   

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.

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