Staff Software Engineer, iOS

PayPal

Project leader coordinating the activities of engineers at PayPal, overseeing mobile development projects. Collaborating with management to set standards and guiding the engineering team.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $176,500 - $262,350 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GraphQLSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
5+ years' experience in Mobile Development.
Experience developing and maintaining consumer-facing mobile applications at scale.
Strong Swift skills & knowledge of multi-threaded, asynchronous code.
Deep understanding and knowledge around consuming GraphQL and REST APIs from Mobile applications.
Passionate about mentoring and developing software engineers.
Ability to understand and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong understanding of testing best practices and familiarity with at least one testing framework for Mobile Development.
Skilled at writing Unit and Automation tests.
Strong knowledge of common design patterns, algorithms, and object-oriented programming with expertise in design patterns such as MVC and MVVM.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous paid time off
Healthcare coverage for you and your family
Resources to create financial security
Support your mental health

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Hard Skills & Tools

Mobile DevelopmentSwiftGraphQLREST APIsUnit testingAutomation testingDesign patternsAlgorithmsObject-oriented programmingMVC

Soft Skills

Project leadershipCollaborationJudgementProblem-solvingMentoringCommunicationProcess improvementPrioritizationCustomer focusTechnical discussion

Certifications

Bachelor's degree