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PayPal · 1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer in Test

San Jose, California, United States of America

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$144K/yr - $213K/yr

3+ years exp

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. As a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test, you’ll design and execute comprehensive manual and exploratory tests to ensure seamless, high-quality releases, collaborating with developers and product managers to validate new features and improve testing efficiency.

E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles

Advises immediate management on project-level issues

Guides junior engineers

Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices

Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions

Proven experience performing both manual and automated testing for large-scale web applications, ensuring quality across frontend, backend, and data layers

Strong expertise in frontend and backend validation, including UI flows, APIs, and service-level integrations

Hands-on experience with modern automation frameworks such as Playwright or Cypress, with a deep understanding of test design and best practices for scalable web testing

Ability to design and build test automation frameworks from scratch, defining architecture, structure, and reusable components that accelerate team-wide adoption

Experience defining test strategies, coverage plans, and quality gates for complex features and distributed systems

Familiarity with continuous integration and delivery pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI) to enable automated regression and continuous validation

Skilled in debugging and root-cause analysis, using browser developer tools, network inspection, and logs to troubleshoot issues across the full stack

Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to influence quality practices across engineering teams and advocate for release readiness

Qualification

Automated testingManual testingTest automation frameworksContinuous integrationFrontend validationBackend validationDebugging skillsAnalytical skillsCommunication skills

Required

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