Staff Software Engineer, iOS

PayPal

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$176,500–$262,350 / yr
Posted
55 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 1, 2027

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This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $199,600–$252,884 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $226k 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.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$259,158 across 91 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, iOS

The Staff Software Engineer - iOS will join the team responsible for the Venmo iOS app to guide the technical direction of commerce experiences. In this role, you will work closely with product designers, Android engineers, and backend engineers to help several feature squads deliver fast, reliable, and accessible mobile experiences. You will act as a project or system leader, determining technical tasks for other engineers, improving existing structures and processes, and reconciling competing priorities regarding time, quality, and complexity risk. You will be expected to identify patterns to create generalized solutions and collaborate with management to set engineering standards. The role focuses on solving technical problems within the commerce space, specifically improving patterns, tooling, and quality across the mobile platform.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

What you'll do

  • Guide the technical direction of commerce experiences within the Venmo iOS app.
  • Coordinate engineering activities and determine technical tasks for other engineers on the project.
  • Proactively improve existing technical structures and engineering 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 outside partners, customers, and industry organizations.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience guiding the technical direction of commerce experiences in a mobile app.
  • Ability to coordinate the activities of other engineers on a project or system.
  • Ability to determine technical tasks for other engineers to follow.
  • Ability to reconcile diverse and competing priorities to identify optimal solutions.
  • Ability to notice patterns and condense repetition into generalized solutions.
  • Ability to collaborate with management to set and improve standards for engineering rigor.

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