Staff iOS Engineer: Lead Scalable Mobile Apps

PayPal, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead iOS initiatives in Austin, TX, guiding mobile engineers and shaping experiences for PayPal and Venmo users. You will coordinate multiple engineers, define tasks, and raise engineering standards across the team.

You will leverage Swift, MVVM/MVC, GraphQL/REST, and modern testing practices to deliver reliable, scalable mobile apps. A passion for mentoring and collaborating with product partners is essential as you help evolve our mobile platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in iOS development.
• Experience building consumer-facing mobile apps at scale.
• Strong Swift skills and multi-threaded/asynchronous code knowledge.
• Proficiency with GraphQL/REST APIs from mobile apps.
• Mentoring and developing software engineers.
• Solid understanding of testing best practices and unit/automation tests.
• Knowledge of MVC and MVVM design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project.
• Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow and monitor progress.
• Improves existing structures and processes while reconciling competing priorities to deliver optimal solutions.
• Represent PayPal, Inc to external partners and customers.

Skills

Swift

GraphQL

REST APIs

Unit testing

MVVM

MVC

Mentoring

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Xcode

iOS SDK

Job description

PayPal seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead iOS initiatives in Austin, TX, guiding mobile engineers and shaping experiences for PayPal and Venmo users. You will coordinate multiple engineers, define tasks, and raise engineering standards across the team.

You will leverage Swift, MVVM/MVC, GraphQL/REST, and modern testing practices to deliver reliable, scalable mobile apps. A passion for mentoring and collaborating with product partners is essential as you help evolve our mobile platform.