Staff iOS Software Engineer

PayPal • San Jose, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. Job Summary: PayPal is seeking for an accomplished and passionate Staff iOS Mobile Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely and collaboratively with cross functional teams during all phases of the software development lifecycle, and must have familiarity with Agile methodologies, test automation and release engineering. When you join us, you’ll become part of our goal of making PayPal the best way to pay worldwide. Join us and create products used by millions of people all over the world!

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience
• At least 6 years of hands-on iOS development experience
• Strong proficiency in multithreaded and asynchronous programming
• Extensive experience integrating RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Expert-level experience designing and developing iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI
• Proven experience building declarative, reusable UI components following SwiftUI best practices
• Strong understanding of iOS architectural patterns, including MVVM or MVC
• A team player who values collaboration, innovation, and inclusion
• Interested in keeping up-to-date with the latest technological developments
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Interest in the payments industry

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
• Lead the iOS engineers in building the experiences that drive consumer growth
• Design and develop mobile application, mobile SDK and frameworks/common libraries
• Utilize skills in native mobile development to build great mobile applications
• Participate in architecture and design discussions, code reviews, and project related team activities
• Work with other engineers, architects, product management, QA and operations teams to develop innovative solutions
• Understand and meet business needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, and adherence to development principles and product goal
• Develop functional test automation
• Develop mobile application prototypes
• Iterate with our UX team in an Agile environment to bring features from conception to launch

Benefits

• Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.
• PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
• generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level