Sr Software Engineer, Android

Job Summary

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe everyone deserves access to the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services so anyone, no matter their background, can access affordable, convenient, and secure tools to take control of their financial life. Venmo, originally a peer‑to‑peer app, now offers millions of users credit cards, debit cards, Checkout and Crypto on Venmo, and more, making us central to their financial lives. Our goal is to bring Venmo’s ease and magic to every place people use money, making managing and connecting finance more delightful.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) – design, implementation, testing, delivery, and operations – based on definitions from more senior roles.
• Advise immediate management on project‑level issues.
• Guide junior engineers.
• Operate with little day‑to‑day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices.
• Apply knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions.
• At Venmo, we are creating a product that people love. We strive to create a delightful user experience while connecting the world and empowering people through payments.
• Work on scaling infrastructure and building new features to meet and exceed our users’ needs and wants.
• Teach, learn, and push each other to be at our creative and analytical best.

What You Will Do

• Lead engineering efforts and team‑level processes by defining outcomes for others, refining ongoing processes, and providing technical advice to senior leaders on systems, solutions, challenges, and strategy.
• Evangelist for technical standards, engineering best practices, and quality across the larger Venmo and PayPal teams.
• Determine the technical tasks that other engineers will follow.
• Support end‑to‑end ownership of design, implementation, and operational excellence of software components while proactively improving existing structures and processes.
• Contribute to the technical engineering roadmap by completing quality and thorough assessments of implementation alternatives and their associated tradeoffs, and providing recommendations.
• Be consistently solutions‑focused while contributing to the vision of domain and larger Venmo & PayPal technical engineering roadmap.
• Exercise judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities to identify optimal solutions to problems.
• Leverage strategic thinking to anticipate consequences and risks linked to implementation choices, identify patterns to reduce repetition, and produce meaningful general solutions.
• Serve as an expert to resolve technical inquiries of others.
• Provide technical leadership for a team with limited guidance from management or senior teammates.
• Interact and tailor communication with various technical and non‑technical stakeholders, such as product, support, finance operations, compliance, and legal.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Mobile Development, specifically developing and maintaining consumer‑facing mobile applications at scale.
• Strong Kotlin skills and knowledge of multi‑threaded, asynchronous code.
• Deep understanding of consuming GraphQL and REST APIs from mobile applications.
• Passionate about mentoring and developing software engineers.
• Ability to understand and discuss complex topics with technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Strong understanding of testing best practices and familiarity with at least one testing framework for mobile development; skilled at writing unit and automation tests.
• Strong knowledge of common design patterns, algorithms, and object‑oriented programming with expertise in MVC and MVVM.

Compensation

Base pay varies by location: San Jose, CA ($143,500.00 – $212,850.00 annually); Austin, TX ($130,500.00 – $193,600.00 annually). Additional compensation may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation as applicable.

Benefits

PayPal offers comprehensive, choice‑based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

EEO Statement

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

Additional Information

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