Staff Software Engineer, iOS

PayPal

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$176,500–$262,350 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
32 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 2, 2027

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Similar $222k
This role $219k
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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $192,407–$251,315 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $222k 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 71 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$238,700 across 67 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, iOS

Staff Software Engineer - iOS As a Staff Software Engineer - iOS, you will guide the technical direction of commerce experiences within the Venmo mobile application. Working closely with product designers, Android engineers, and backend teams, you will lead multiple feature squads to deliver fast, reliable, and accessible mobile experiences. You will have broad influence over engineering patterns, tooling, and quality standards across the mobile platform. Your daily responsibilities include acting as a project or system leader, determining technical tasks for other engineers, and proactively improving existing structures and processes. You will resolve complex problems by identifying optimal solutions while condensing repetitive tasks into generalized solutions. This role requires expertise in iOS development to solve core commerce challenges, ensuring high-quality mobile performance and engineering rigor within the Venmo ecosystem to improve how users interact with commerce features.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 925 postings across 71 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Guide the technical direction of commerce experiences within the Venmo iOS app.
  • Coordinate the activities of other engineers to achieve project and service objectives.
  • Define specific technical tasks for other engineers to follow during development.
  • Improve existing engineering structures, processes, and tools across mobile platforms.
  • Identify optimal solutions by balancing competing priorities like time, quality, and risk.
  • Create generalized solutions by identifying patterns and condensing repetitive tasks.
  • Establish and improve standards for engineering rigor in collaboration with management.
  • Represent the company to external partners, customers, and industry organizations.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience in iOS engineering is required to guide the technical direction of commerce experiences.
  • Ability to act as a project or system leader coordinating activities of other engineers.
  • Ability to determine technical tasks for other engineers to follow.
  • Ability to identify optimal solutions by reconciling diverse and competing priorities like time, quality, and risk.
  • Ability to condense repetitive patterns into generalized solutions.
  • Ability to collaborate with management to set and improve standards for engineering rigor.

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