PayPal · 20 hours ago
Principal Android Mobile Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$188K/yr - $324K/yr
10+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, creating innovative experiences for consumers and businesses. They are seeking a Principal Android Mobile Engineer to provide technical leadership, drive the design and development of consumer Android applications, and mentor engineers while ensuring high-performance and scalable solutions.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Increases results & effectiveness of all software engineers in a large domain
Sets the technology roadmap for a domain
Adapts their role to the need, selecting the most effective means of realizing their technical goals
Provides advice and counsel to senior executives within PayPal, influencing the development of multi-year business strategies
Exercises wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments and takes initiative to achieve results
Handles ambiguous and unfamiliar situations and uses creativity to deliver decisive resolutions
Uses discovery & exploratory research, not being limited to technical domains, to make successful decisions
Identifies themes & trends that span projects and teams, and finds broadly impactful opportunities for improvement
Uses professional savvy to determine when industry-standard solutions can be adopted, versus when a problem space warrants a novel solution (“build/buy”)
Mentor others as a means of propagating technical influence, and to enhance the performance of their organization
Define and execute the Android architectural strategy, influencing multi-year technical roadmaps
Lead the design and development of high-quality, high-performance consumer mobile applications
Provide technical guidance to senior engineers and partner teams
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, platform, backend, compliance, and legal teams
Partner with backend teams on data modeling and API contracts to deliver end-to-end solutions
Qualification
Required
10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
15+ years of mobile development experience, including 5+ years leading architecture and senior engineers
Deep expertise in Android architecture with a proven track record building scalable, maintainable apps
Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Java
Experience with performance optimization, multithreading, and memory management
Ability to think end-to-end across systems and domains
Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Experience in fintech or payments, and familiarity with regulatory requirements, is a plus
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits
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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