Sr. Staff Engineering Manager

Posted:
8/28/2024, 4:01:07 AM

Location(s):
Texas, United States ⋅ Austin, Texas, United States ⋅ Illinois, United States ⋅ Chicago, Illinois, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

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 Description Summary:

PayPal Developer Experience Engineering Team is looking for a strong
engineering leader. We’re looking for strong JavaScript skills and solid real-
world experience. We’re seeking candidates with a strong (node.js) server
background as well as those with more front-end experience (React.js). The
ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in hiring, building and
retaining top web talent, establishing scalable and sustainable architecture,
collaborate on the strategy and the roadmap by working closely with the
product, design and PMO organizations, besides web front end and back end
technical prowess and demonstrated experience building large-scale web
based software applications.

The candidate should have great communication skills and ideally past
experience working with a distributed team. Experience managing or
contributing to open-source projects is a bonus.

Job Description:

Job Requirements:
  • Managing a rapidly evolving technology stack on a diverse set of platforms ranging from JS, HTML/CSS, Express.js, React.js, Redux, Rest services, React/Node.
  • Facilitating and driving key technology decisions with senior technology stakeholders.
  • Attracting, retaining and building top notch front end/back end engineering talent.
  • Be a mentor, technical leader and thought leader for a talented team of both front end and back end engineers, challenging them and helping them grow.
  • Partnering with Product and technology stakeholders to balance aggressive roadmap against engineering principles.
  • Building a culture of learning and sharing technology insights across the technology teams.
  • Driving consistent practices in hiring, training and development across the technology organization.
  • Bring innovation to the table that helps in improving the resiliency of products you are responsible for, sell your ideas and be part of the change.
  • Looking for continuous improvement in productivity and quality.
  • Deep collaboration with cross functional engineering and product teams.
Qualifications:
  • Experience in designing, implementing and maintaining high performance, high availability (24x7), large-scale web based software applications/platforms
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to grasp and convey complex product requirements or technical concepts
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, agile development environment
  • Ability to partner with business units, product management, project management and cross-functional teams to deliver business results with agility and quality
  • Experience building and managing highly effective engineering teams, conducting performance reviews, and recruiting talent.
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to work on concurrent assignments with different priorities.
  • Proven results oriented person with focus on customer experience and delivering quality products.
  • 5+ years of experience managing and growing engineering teams (10+) that are responsible for large scale, high volume websites.
  • Solid knowledge of algorithms and design patterns.
  • Solid knowledge of JavaScript/Node/React, web services (REST/JSON).
  • Strong Agile skills and proven track record for product delivery.
  • Entrepreneurial drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment.
  • Demonstrated development team building and people management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science with 10+ years of working experience.

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

0

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our 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 benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

PayPal

Website: https://www.paypal.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1998

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: E-Commerce Platforms ⋅ FinTech ⋅ Mobile Payments ⋅ Transaction Processing