PayPal · 2 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, iOS
San Jose, California, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $239K/yr
8+ years expPayPal is a global leader in commerce, dedicated to creating innovative payment solutions. The Staff Software Engineer for iOS will lead project teams, determine technical tasks, and enhance existing processes while driving innovation in mobile development.
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
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
8+ years of hands-on mobile development experience (iOS and/or Android)
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
Experience with mobile payment technologies and integrations
Proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java, and React Native
Familiarity with continuous integration (Jenkins), application monitoring (Crashlytics and fabric.io), 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 trade offs, and the design patterns emerging
Knowledge of mobile performance optimization techniques
Experience with machine learning and AI in mobile applications
Knowledge of emerging mobile technologies (AR, VR, wearables)
Strong ability to influence and inspire teams
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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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