Sr Manager, Software Engineering

PayPal • San Jose, CA

7d • $178,500 - $291,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Venmo, we are committed to delivering a product experience that delights millions and connects the world through seamless payments. We are seeking a visionary Senior Manager to lead the Venmo Search & Feed teams, driving the development of world-class mobile applications, services, and APIs that empower our users. In this role, you will oversee talented engineering teams, ensuring the timely delivery of innovative solutions that scale to meet growing user needs. With a strong technical foundation and influential leadership, you will foster a culture of collaboration, inspire excellence, and manage daily operations to create elegant, user-focused experiences. If you’re intellectually curious, thrive at the intersection of creativity and analysis, and aspire to make an impact, this role is your opportunity to lead transformational work at Venmo.

Requirements

• 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading others

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple projects through direct reports and may directly manage individual software development projects.
• Ensures project delivery through supervision of costs, methods, and staffing
• Sets operational targets that impact their group and drives operational rigor around engineering KPIs such as unit test coverage, uptime/resiliency targets, execution velocity
• Responsible for the delivery of projects and continuous improvement that impact up to three domains
• Leads the effort in resolving highly complex or unique technical situations that impact business success or addresses future concepts, products, or technologies
• Creates the roadmap for multiple scrum teams.
• Responsible for turning a high-level operational strategy into a well-defined resourcing plan
• Demonstrates perseverance in pursuing difficult, complex, or ambiguous goals or problems, applying advanced analytical thought and judgment.
• Collaborates with direct team, managers in org, stakeholders, managers in other orgs and business stakeholders

Benefits

• At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most.
• We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager