Staff Software Engineer - Android

PayPal•San Jose, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. Job Summary: This job acts as a project leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers, determining technical tasks, and improving existing structures and processes. It involves making technical decisions, collaborating with management to set standards, and representing the company to external partners. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: 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 Expected Qualifications: 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications: Additional Qualifications Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin and Java, with deep understanding of the Android SDK, modern frameworks, and mobile architectural patterns. Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, clean coding standards, testing methodologies, and scalable architectural practices. Proven ability to design and deliver high-performance, reliable, and maintainable mobile systems used across multiple product teams. Experience developing platform components, SDKs, or shared frameworks that support large engineering organizations. Hands-on experience with mobile performance optimization, advanced debugging, and instrumentation. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Harness), application monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog), and experimentation platforms (Eppo, Statsig, Optimizely). Knowledge of mobile security best practices, including secure data handling, encryption, and network security. Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive technical alignment. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with machine learning or AI-driven mobile features, frameworks, or model integration. . Background building or maintaining high-scale consumer mobile applications with large user bases. Experience with mobile payment technologies, financial services, or regulated environments. Demonstrated contributions to open-source mobile projects or active engagement in the Android developer community. Familiarity with additional mobile ecosystems or cross-platform frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter). About the Team The Consumer Engineering team powers the experiences that millions of PayPal customers use every day to send, spend, and manage their money safely and effortlessly. We design and build reliable, high-performance systems that drive trust and simplicity across PayPal’s global ecosystem. Our team partners closely with product, design, and data science to deliver innovative, customer-first solutions that advance PayPal’s mission to make financial services more accessible, inclusive, and empowering for people everywhere.

Requirements

5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin and Java, with deep understanding of the Android SDK, modern frameworks, and mobile architectural patterns.
Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, clean coding standards, testing methodologies, and scalable architectural practices.
Proven ability to design and deliver high-performance, reliable, and maintainable mobile systems used across multiple product teams.
Experience developing platform components, SDKs, or shared frameworks that support large engineering organizations.
Hands-on experience with mobile performance optimization, advanced debugging, and instrumentation.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Harness), application monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog), and experimentation platforms (Eppo, Statsig, Optimizely).
Knowledge of mobile security best practices, including secure data handling, encryption, and network security.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive technical alignment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with machine learning or AI-driven mobile features, frameworks, or model integration.
Background building or maintaining high-scale consumer mobile applications with large user bases.
Experience with mobile payment technologies, financial services, or regulated environments.
Demonstrated contributions to open-source mobile projects or active engagement in the Android developer community.
Familiarity with additional mobile ecosystems or cross-platform frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter).

Responsibilities

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