Senior Engineer

About the Growth Markets Engineering Team

Our team is dedicated to developing and launching new products for PayPal's customer base in high-growth commerce regions like Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. Our mission is to drive the next wave of global growth for PayPal's consumer and merchant segments by acquiring new users, expanding platform ubiquity, forging new revenue streams through partnerships, and contributing to the democratization of financial services.

Your Impact

In this role, you will collaborate with a team of engineers on the design, development, testing, and deployment of a variety of products for web and mobile platforms. You will need a proven background in developing customer-facing experiences, strong technical abilities, excellent project execution skills, effective communication, and a drive to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently design, code, and test complex features, while also leading and mentoring other engineers and contributing to team development.
• Drive innovation in both technology and product through rapid prototyping and iterative development.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert, representing the full spectrum of internal and external platform capabilities.
• Lead complex architectural discussions involving multiple systems.
• Identify product or functionality gaps and collaborate with internal product and technology teams to define development requirements for solution delivery.
• Oversee integration efforts and lead critical work streams for strategic initiatives sponsored by senior executives.
• Champion engineering excellence through Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Proactively identify and troubleshoot integration or technical issues.
• Write comprehensive tests for existing and new code to ensure compatibility and stability.

What You Bring

• Proficiency in designing, developing, and maintaining frontend applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, and related technologies.
• Experience with web frontend technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, and Bootstrap.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience in building successful production software systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to implement user-friendly features and interfaces.
• Commitment to writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to industry best practices and coding standards.
• Skill in optimizing frontend applications for maximum speed, scalability, and responsiveness.
• Experience conducting code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to standards.
• A track record of troubleshooting and debugging frontend issues, providing timely resolutions, and maintaining system integrity.
• A proactive approach to staying current with the latest frontend development trends, tools, and technologies, and recommending best practices to enhance team productivity and product quality.
• Active participation in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers, providing guidance, support, and knowledge sharing to foster their professional growth.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Demonstrated high levels of curiosity, passion for technology, pride of ownership, and a drive for excellence.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• A solid foundation in Computer Science fundamentals.

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification. We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates.