Manager, Software Engineering

PayPal•San Jose, CA

2d•$227,639 - $300,500•Hybrid

About The Position

PayPal, Inc. seeks Manager, Software Engineering in San Jose, CA. The role involves supervising and directing a team of Android and iOS developers through the design, development, testing, and implementation phases, fostering their professional growth and technical excellence. The manager will conduct periodic evaluations, provide feedback, and manage project planning and execution to ensure timely delivery within scope and budget. A key aspect of the role is cultivating a high-performing team culture that encourages collaboration with product managers, designers, and QA teams. Responsibilities include ensuring UI/UX designs are technically feasible, leading code reviews, and overseeing architectural discussions to maintain high code quality standards. Effective communication with stakeholders regarding project statuses, risks, and issues is crucial, ensuring alignment with business goals. The role also requires advocating for best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability, and researching emerging technologies to support current product development plans. Partial telecommuting is permitted from within a commutable distance.

Requirements

Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus six years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus eight years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Experience with managing native mobile teams (3 years)
People Leadership & Team Development – Hands On experience with Hiring, coaching, conducting performance management leveraging strong interpersonal skills (3 years)
Project Management & Risk Assessment – Experience with Agile/Scrum, backlog management, and tools such as Jira and experienced in risk evaluation, mitigation, and on-time project delivery (3 years)
Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication – Engages cross-functional partners and provides expert counsel to senior executives, aligning engineering initiatives with business priorities (3 years)
Strategic Thinking & Influence – Prioritizes across sub-functions, balances short- and long-term needs, makes complex decisions that shape organizational direction, and provides advice and counsel to senior executives (3 years)
Data-Driven Product Decision-Making – Defines KPIs, designs experiments/A-B tests, and uses insights to optimize acquisition, conversion, reliability, and user experience (2 years)
Platform Modernization & Migrations (Mobile) – Hands-on expertise with modern mobile stacks (Kotlin, Swift, Java), API design (Graph QL/REST/JSON), and adoption of frameworks and patterns (SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, MVC, MVVM) (6 years)
Code Quality & Resiliency - Experience in upholding code health, ensuring maintainability, and leading code reviews by applying Start Left testing practices. (6 years)
Scalable & Globally Distributed Applications – Experience building and managing geo-distributed applications supporting millions of users with high reliability and performance (6 years)
Observability & Reliability Engineering – Experience in monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management to ensure system availability and user trust (6 years)
Personalized User Experience with ML/AI Platforms – Partners with data science teams to integrate machine learning and AI capabilities that drive personalization, recommendations, and predictive product experiences (1 year)
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Supervise and direct the scope and timely performance of daily assignments for a team of Android and iOS developers.
Foster professional growth and technical excellence through design, development, testing and implementation phases.
Conduct periodic evaluations and provide constructive feedback to enhance team and individual progress.
Manage the planning and execution of projects, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget.
Cultivate a high-performing team culture that encourages collaboration with product managers, designers, and QA teams.
Ensure UI/UX designs are technically feasible.
Lead code reviews, and oversee architectural discussions to uphold high code quality standards.
Communicate effectively about project statuses, risks, and issues with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with broader business goals.
Advocate for best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability.
Research emerging technologies to adapt to current product development plans.