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: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Mar 2, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $221k

This role $200k

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This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $199,450–$241,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $221k 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. In this role, you will coordinate the activities of other engineers, determine technical tasks, and improve existing structures and processes to achieve service objectives. You will make critical technical decisions, collaborate with management to establish engineering standards, and represent the company to external partners. The ideal candidate possesses over five years of experience in mobile development, specifically building consumer-facing applications at scale. Key technical requirements include strong Swift skills, expertise in multi-threaded and asynchronous code, and deep knowledge of GraphQL and REST APIs. You must be proficient in MVC and MVVM design patterns, algorithms, and object-oriented programming while utilizing testing frameworks to write unit and automation tests for mobile platforms.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Act as a project and system leader by coordinating the activities of other engineers.
Define specific technical tasks and requirements for engineering teams to follow.
Proactively identify and improve existing technical structures and internal processes.
Resolve complex problems by balancing competing priorities such as time, quality, and risk.
Identify patterns in work to create condensed, generalized solutions for recurring issues.
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 (specifically 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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