Staff Software Engineer

PayPal; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 176,500 - 262,350; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Equity options

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Project Leader in San Jose, California. This role involves coordinating engineers, making technical decisions, and improving processes and structures. A Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience are required.

The expected salary range for this position is between $176,500 to $262,350 annually, with additional compensation options such as bonuses and equity.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the activities of other engineers.
• Determine technical tasks to follow.
• Proactively improve existing structures & processes.

Skills

Project leadership

Technical decision making

Collaboration with management

Engineering standards improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Summary

This position acts as a project leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers, determining technical tasks, and improving existing structures and processes. It involves making technical decisions, collaborating with management to set standards, and representing PayPal to external partners.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

• Subsidiary: PayPal
• Travel Percent: 0 - 100%

Compensation & Benefits

The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:

• Primary Location | Pay Range: San Jose, California ($176,500.00 - $262,350.00 Annually)
• Additional Location(s) | Pay Range: Chicago, Illinois ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)

Additional compensation may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation as applicable.

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.