PayPal · 1 day ago
Staff Development Engineer in Test - Android
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $262K/yr
8+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, providing innovative payment solutions. The Staff Development Engineer in Test - Android will lead project activities, improve processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance test automation and developer productivity for Android applications.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
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
Architect and implement a robust test automation framework for native Android (Espresso or alternative)—prioritizing reliability, maintainability, and deep integration points for AI-powered testing agents
Collaborate with ML engineers and platform peers to co-design execution hooks and test data management systems enabling generative-AI-based test creation, triage, and bug analysis
Instrument test frameworks to capture rich, actionable data and signals, supporting both standard automation and AI-driven agents across the SDLC
Work closely with the Testing Platform Engineer to connect test execution, reporting, and dynamic selection to Harness CI/CD pipelines
Build, maintain, and scale tooling to enable fast, reliable, repeatable Android Functional, Integration, and end-to-end testing at every commit and release
Establish practices and utilities to enable dynamic/AI-based test selection and prioritization as part of continuous testing
Guide and promote best practices to reduce late bug detection, increase confidence in test results while ensuring that results and coverage enable safe releases
Collaborate with iOS SDET and cross-functional teams to align testing and automation strategies across platforms
Enable dynamic, AI-driven test selection, prioritization, and adaptive regression by integrating AI-generated test cases and selection logic into automation infrastructure
Automate non-functional testing including performance benchmarking, memory profiling, and security vulnerability scanning for Android
Develop screenshot/video comparison and log capture systems for fast identification of UI regressions and functional breakages
Instrument test frameworks and capture high-fidelity signals to power both standard and AI/agent-based testing throughout the SDLC
Collaborate with iOS SDET, Testing Platform Engineer, and cross-functional teams to align automation and AI agent integration across mobile platforms
Provide thought leadership and mentorship in automation, best practices, and the transition to AI-native quality engineering
Contribute to documentation, org-wide playbooks, and enablement programs that promote scaling of AI-enabled Android test strategies across teams
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Minimum 8 years software engineering experience, focused on building and scaling mobile test automation and developer productivity tooling—at least 2 years in architecting greenfield test infra
Deep expertise in native Android automation frameworks (e.g. Espresso, UI Automator) and hands-on experience with device farm integrations
Strong skills in the design and extension of test frameworks for high signal fidelity and observability
Demonstrated experience partnering with ML/AI engineers or integrating with generative-AI systems (test generation, triage, or analytics)
Proficiency in CI/CD tooling (preferably Harness), including designing and supporting automated pipelines for test execution and release gating
Track record of technical leadership at staff level: solving cross-functional problems, mentoring engineers, and influencing org-level testing practices
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Company
PayPal
PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.17BKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Simon Bladon
CEO, UK
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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