Staff Software Engineer iOS

PayPal

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TX
Salary: $160,500–$238,700 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 55 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Mar 2, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer iOS

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JOB TITLE: Staff Software Engineer iOS The Staff Software Engineer iOS joins the Venmo team to act as a project and system leader. This role involves coordinating engineering activities, determining technical tasks, and improving existing structures and processes to achieve operational and service objectives. You will make critical technical decisions, set engineering standards, and represent the company to external partners. Day-to-day responsibilities include mentoring engineers, reconciling competing priorities, and condensing repetitive patterns into generalized solutions. You will utilize Swift to develop consumer-facing mobile applications at scale, leveraging multi-threaded and asynchronous code. Key technical requirements include deep knowledge of GraphQL and REST APIs, common design patterns like MVC and MVVM, and proficiency in unit and automation testing frameworks. This role solves complex problems within the mobile money management and peer-to-peer fund transfer space.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Lead engineering projects by coordinating the activities and technical tasks of other engineers.
Improve existing structures and processes to achieve customer, operational, and service objectives.
Reconcile competing priorities regarding time, quality, complexity, and risk to identify optimal solutions.
Condense repetitive patterns into generalized, meaningful technical solutions.
Collaborate with management to establish and improve standards for engineering rigor.
Represent the company to external partners, customers, and industry organizations.
Mentor and develop software engineers to improve team capabilities.

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.
Experience developing and maintaining consumer-facing mobile applications at scale.
Strong Swift skills and knowledge of multi-threaded, asynchronous code.
Deep understanding of consuming GraphQL and REST APIs from mobile applications.
Strong knowledge of common design patterns, algorithms, and object-oriented programming, specifically MVC and MVVM.
Strong understanding of testing best practices and familiarity with at least one mobile testing framework.
Skilled at writing Unit and Automation tests.

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