Staff Software Engineer iOS

PayPal

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$160,500–$238,700 / yr
Posted
55 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 1, 2027

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Below market

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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $195,442–$238,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $217k for comparable roles.

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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 96 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer iOS

Staff Software Engineer iOS

What you'll do

  • Coordinate the activities of other engineers as a project or system leader.
  • Determine technical tasks for other engineers to ensure the achievement of service objectives.
  • Proactively improve existing engineering structures and processes.
  • Reconcile competing priorities regarding time, quality, and complexity to identify optimal solutions.
  • Condense repetitive patterns into generalized, meaningful technical solutions.
  • Collaborate with management to set and improve standards for engineering rigor.
  • Represent the company to external partners, customers, and industry organizations.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Mobile Development (preferred).
  • Experience developing and maintaining consumer-facing mobile applications at scale (preferred).
  • Strong Swift skills and knowledge of multi-threaded, asynchronous code (preferred).
  • Deep understanding and knowledge of consuming GraphQL and REST APIs from Mobile applications (preferred).
  • Passionate about mentoring and developing software engineers (preferred).
  • Ability to understand and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of testing best practices and familiarity with at least one testing framework for Mobile Development (preferred).

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