
Staff Software Engineer
PayPal
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Illinois • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $160,500 - $238,700 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive the technical direction of Braintree’s open-source iOS and Android SDKs.
- Design and evolve developer-friendly APIs.
- Build robust SDK features and ensure reliability, security, and ease of integration.
- Lead technical decisions of iOS or Android platform.
- Own and refine SDK developer experience with intuitive, well-documented APIs.
Requirements
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Significant experience building mobile applications or SDKs on iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin/Java).
- Strong understanding of mobile architecture, SDK design principles, API design, and the mobile app lifecycle.
- At least 1 year of prior Technical Lead or equivalent senior technical leadership experience guiding architecture and mentoring engineers.
- Experience delivering production-grade software end to end: design, implementation, automated testing, release, and ongoing support.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, product managers, and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- generous paid time off
- healthcare coverage for you and your family
- resources to create financial security and support your mental health
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
iOSAndroidSwiftKotlinJavaSDK designAPI designmobile architectureautomated testingproduction-grade software
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringwritten communicationverbal communicationcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degree