Staff Software Engineer iOS

PayPal

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$176,500–$262,350 / yr
Posted
86 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Dec 14, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $224k
This role $219k
$165k most similar roles pay here $286k

This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $198,000–$250,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $224k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About PayPal

PayPal is a leading global digital wallet and online payment system, founded in 1998, that allows individuals and businesses to send, receive, and manage funds securely in over 200 markets.

PayPal currently has 49 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$235,826 across 49 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer iOS

Staff Software Engineer IOS serves as a project leader within the engineering team, coordinating activities for other engineers while determining technical tasks and improving existing structures and processes. The role involves making critical technical decisions, collaborating with management to establish engineering standards, and representing the company to external partners. Day-to-day responsibilities include identifying optimal solutions to complex problems by condensing repetitive patterns into generalized solutions. To succeed, candidates must possess strong Swift skills, knowledge of multi-threaded and asynchronous code, and experience consuming GraphQL and REST APIs for consumer-facing mobile applications at scale. The role requires expertise in MVC and MVVM design patterns, object-oriented programming, and testing frameworks for unit and automation tests. This position focuses on the technical challenges of building secure, scalable payment solutions and merchant tools within a global commerce network.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Coordinate the activities of other engineers as a project or system leader.
  • Determine specific technical tasks for other engineers to follow.
  • Proactively improve existing engineering structures and processes.
  • Reconcile competing priorities like time, quality, and risk to find optimal solutions.
  • Identify patterns and condense repetitive tasks into generalized solutions.
  • Collaborate with management to establish and improve standards for engineering rigor.
  • Represent the company in interactions with partners, customers, and industry organizations.

What we're looking for

  • A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
  • Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in Mobile Development.
  • Experience developing and maintaining consumer-facing mobile applications at scale is required.
  • Strong Swift skills and knowledge of multi-threaded, asynchronous code are required.
  • Deep understanding of consuming GraphQL and REST APIs from mobile applications is required.
  • Proficiency in common design patterns, algorithms, and object-oriented programming (specifically MVC and MVVM) is required.
  • Experience with testing best practices and writing Unit and Automation tests for mobile development is preferred.

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