Staff Software Engineer – iOS

The Company
PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Description Summary:
Meet Your Team PayPal is transforming global commerce. Our Engineering team is the heart of this transformation. We’re building innovative solutions that delight customers and drive business growth.  Join our dynamic engineering team at PayPal, where you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented peers and work on high-impact projects in an agile environment. We're not just building systems; we're creating scalable, high-performance solutions that make a real difference in global commerce.  We prioritize code quality, customer focus, and rapid iteration. Our engineers work closely with design, product, and QA teams to deliver world-class experiences. What you need to know about the role A hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting, implementing, and scaling next-generation payment experiences for PayPal's Growth markets. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of iOS expertise with distinguished accomplishments in building complex financial applications and a proven track record of technical innovation. You'll define the technical strategy for iOS architecture, establish engineering standards, and drive system-level decisions that balance security, performance, and user experience excellence. Beyond exceptional mastery of Swift, UIKit/SwiftUI, and iOS platform capabilities, you'll pioneer sophisticated solutions for complex payment flows, mentor engineering teams, and act as the technical authority on iOS best practices. As a key individual contributor, you'll collaborate strategically with cross-functional leadership while serving as the bridge between business objectives and technical implementation.

Job Description:
Your day-to-day:

As an iOS Software Engineer, you will:

• Drive innovation and technical excellence in mobile development.
• Lead complex mobile projects and teams.
• Collaborate with product leadership to define mobile product strategy.
• Mentor and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Architect and implement scalable mobile solutions and Champion technical excellence and best practices.
• Stay up to date with emerging mobile technologies.
  
  
  

What you need to bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in mobile app development.
• Expert proficiency in Swift/Objective-C.
• Strong object-oriented skills including design, coding and testing patterns.
• Familiarity with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL databases) and ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA).
• Ability to design scalable, reliable, and maintainable software systems.
• Thorough understanding of XCode
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with mobile performance optimization, testing and integrations.
• Knowledge of security best practices for mobile apps.
• Experience in mobile integration, development and maintenance.
• Familiarity with continuous integration (Jenkins), application monitoring (Crashlytics and fabric.io), mocking tools (Appium and Apiary), build tool development and enhancements, using unit testing and cucumber tests for functional tests.
• Contributions to open-source mobile projects.
• Proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, React Native.
  
  
  

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

Belonging at PayPal:

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

REQ ID R0124760