Sr Software Engineer

PayPal•Scottsdale, AZ

6d•$128,731 - $210,500•Hybrid

About The Position

PayPal, Inc. seeks Sr Software Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ. The role involves analyzing technical requirements, preparing designs, and developing robust, scalable software applications and features using object-oriented programming. The engineer will collaborate with other teams to develop innovative technical solutions that meet market needs concerning functionality, performance, availability, scalability, reliability, and adherence to software development goals. Key responsibilities include creating and maintaining high-performing, reusable Swift code, staying current with mobile technologies, providing and receiving feedback on code quality, designing new and enhanced processes, and developing automated tests. The position requires delivering high-quality software code to production within a short development cycle in a continuous integration and delivery environment, identifying and documenting defects, and resolving product risks. The role also involves estimating engineering effort, planning implementations, and rollouts for applications integrating with cross-functional components. 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 four years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Experience developing and maintaining production-grade iOS applications using Swift, following best practices in modular design, memory management, and protocol-oriented programming (4 years).
Experience using Xcode for iOS development, including debugging, instruments profiling, interface builder, and configuring CI/CD pipelines (4 years).
Experience using Github for source control, collaboration, code reviews, and release management in cross-functional iOS development teams (4 years).
Experience working in Agile teams with regular sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and continuous delivery of incremental app features (4 years).
Experience participating in design and code reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable code and consistent adherence to design patterns (4 years).
Experience integrating RESTful APIs for data exchange, with robust error handling, JSON parsing, and caching strategies using URL Session and third-party libraries (4 years).
Experience implementing unit and UI tests using XCTest and XCUITest, ensuring code reliability, performance, and regression coverage for critical features (4 years).
Experience collaborating with designers and PMs to translate design specs into pixel-perfect UIs, with attention to accessibility, responsiveness, and native platform conventions (4 years).
Experience building modern, responsive UIs using SwiftUI, with a focus on declarative syntax, state-driven architecture, and reusable component design (3 years).
Experience utilizing Combine for reactive programming, handling asynchronous data streams, and managing complex state and event flows in SwiftUI based apps (3 years).

Responsibilities

Analyze technical requirements, prepare design, and develop robust, scalable software applications and features using object-oriented programming.
Work with other engineers, managers, product management, quality analysts, and operations teams to develop innovative technical solutions that meet market needs concerning functionality, performance, availability, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to software development goals and principles.
Create and maintain high-performing, reusable Swift code and stay current with the newest mobile technologies.
Provide and receive feedback on code quality through pull requests and regular reviews of processes.
Design new and enhanced processes, tools, and methodologies to achieve excellence in software development, testing, and deployment, and follow coding standards and guidelines with attention to performance, scalability, and availability.
Develop automated tests and deliver high-quality software code to production within a short development cycle in the continuous integration and delivery environment.
Identify and document defects to prioritize and resolve product risks before implementation.
Utilize experience with iOS development, Swift programming skills, and experience building iOS applications connected to APIs (RESTful and GraphQL).
Apply mobile User Interface design principles, patterns, and best practices to using test driven development and agile methodologies.
Utilize experience with version control systems and the processes to review and merge code across teams.
Estimate engineering effort, plan implementations, and rollout for applications integrating with cross-functional components.