Staff Software Engineer Android SDK

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 Summary:

Join the Engineering Organization entrusted with building PayPal Ads!

PayPal Ads’ vision is to be the premier commerce-centric advertising platform, seamlessly connecting PayPal, Venmo, and Honey users with advertisers and merchants. We connect advertisers and merchants, enabling consumers to discover and buy what they love. Leveraging transaction data from approximately a quarter of the world’s $6 trillion in digital commerce and nearly 400 million active accounts annually, our platform empowers advertisers to engage customers through the entire marketing funnel—from awareness to purchase, loyalty, and advocacy.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system
• Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow
• Actions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives
• Proactively improves existing structures & processes
• Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems
• Notices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions
• Collaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor
• Trusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations

Expected Qualifications:

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualification:

Our Engineering mission is to present critical information instantly, streamline access to personalized app actions, and enhance discovery through customization. By optimizing the mobile interface, we aim to simplify user interactions, making every tap meaningful and every swipe more intuitive. This focused approach ensures that users quickly understand their relationship with PayPal, access relevant actions effortlessly, and discover new products and shops they’ll love. If you're passionate about transforming mobile user experiences, we invite you to help us shape the future of mobile financial management.

At PayPal, Mobile Software Engineers are the architects of PayPal’s advanced applications for modern mobile platforms. You'll design, develop, and optimize core systems powering millions of interactions daily, delivering innovative solutions that delight customers and drive busines