PayPal · 3 months ago
Staff Software Engineer - iOS
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
8+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years, empowering consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets. They are hiring a Staff iOS Engineer to guide the technical direction of commerce experiences in the Venmo iOS app, collaborating with product designers and engineers to deliver reliable and accessible experiences.
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
Build, test, and ship features for Pay with Venmo and Business Profiles using Swift, SwiftUI, and Combine (with occasional Objective‑C touchpoints)
Lead design discussions and code reviews, ensuring durable architectures and clean abstractions
Modernize our codebase migrating UIKit to SwiftUI, adopting async/await, and improving build times
Partner with server teams to craft efficient GraphQL and REST APIs that keep the app fast and data‑savvy
Champion performance, accessibility, and reliability; measure what matters and keep our SLIs green
Mentor other iOS engineers through pairing, design sessions, and thoughtful feedback
Prototype new commerce ideas and AI‑powered features (Core ML, on‑device inference) and help bring successful spikes to production
Navigate ambiguity with curiosity framing trade‑offs clearly and charting a path forward when the problem statement is still evolving
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
8+ years building and shipping consumer iOS apps, with at least 2 years as a technical lead or staff-level IC
Expert-level Swift (and comfort reading Objective-C) plus deep knowledge of SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, async/await, and networking
A track record of raising the technical bar: introducing sound architecture patterns, automated tests, and healthy code-review culture
Experience shipping complex features at scale offline-first flows, concurrency, real-time updates, or high-fidelity animations
Familiarity with mobile AI/ML Core ML, on-device inference or a willingness to learn and lead adoption
Ability to explain complex trade-offs in plain language and align cross-functional partners around a technical vision
Inclusive mindset you help teammates grow and design solutions that serve a diverse user base
Preferred
Payments, risk, or fintech domain exposure
Experience optimizing App Store release pipelines and feature-flag-driven rollouts
Contributions to open-source iOS libraries, conference speaking, or technical writing
Deep understanding of mobile accessibility and internationalization
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
PayPal UK CEO
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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