Staff Software Engineer iOS

PayPal

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Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TX
Salary: $160,500–$238,700 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 1, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $220k

This role $200k

$147k most similar roles pay here $288k

This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $198,875–$241,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $220k 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 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

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Staff Software Engineer iOS joins the Venmo team to serve as a project and system leader for consumer-facing mobile applications at scale. This role involves coordinating the activities of other engineers, determining technical tasks, improving existing structures and processes, and collaborating with management to establish engineering standards. The successful candidate will manage complex priorities, identify patterns to create generalized solutions, and represent the company to external partners. Key technical requirements include over five years of mobile development experience, strong Swift skills, and expertise in multi-threaded, asynchronous code. The role requires deep knowledge of GraphQL and REST APIs, proficiency in MVC and MVVM design patterns, and a solid understanding of testing best practices including unit and automation tests. This position focuses on expanding Venmo's capabilities to connect people to funds in innovative ways.

Skills

Swift GraphQL REST Mobile Development MVC MVVM Object-Oriented Programming Algorithms

What you'll do

Lead and coordinate the activities of other engineers on specific projects or systems.
Define technical tasks for engineering teams to ensure customer, operational, and service objectives are met.
Proactively identify and improve existing internal structures and processes.
Resolve complex problems by balancing competing priorities such as time, quality, and risk.
Identify patterns in work to create generalized solutions that reduce repetition.
Collaborate with management to establish and improve standards for engineering rigor.
Represent the company to external 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 must 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 (MVC and MVVM) is required.
Experience with testing best practices and writing Unit and Automation tests for Mobile Development is required.

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