Sr iOS Engineer

Team

Join PayPal, revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, empowering consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets. You'll design, build, and maintain high-quality iOS applications serving hundreds of millions of PayPal customers globally, working closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and ship high-quality, scalable iOS features and components for the PayPal consumer application
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested Swift/Objective-C code with focus on performance and reliability
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver end-to-end features
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions for mobile systems
• Conduct thorough code reviews to uphold engineering best practices and coding standards
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and crashes in production
• Champion mobile engineering best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, and accessibility
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to growth of the iOS engineering team
• Stay current with latest iOS platform updates, tools, and industry trends

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of professional iOS development experience
• Proficiency in Swift; working knowledge of Objective-C
• Strong understanding of iOS frameworks including UIKit, SwiftUI, CoreData, CoreLocation, and Combine
• Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, and mobile networking patterns
• Solid understanding of iOS memory management, multithreading, and performance optimization
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience writing unit and UI tests (XCTest, Quick/Nimble)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and shipping applications with millions of active users
• Knowledge of mobile security best practices, including secure data storage and authentication
• Experience with payments, fintech, or commerce-related applications
• Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks and feature flagging tools
• Contributions to open-source iOS projects or strong public portfolio
• Experience with React Native or cross-platform mobile frameworks
• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG, VoiceOver)

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus
• Equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision coverage
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible, balanced work culture
• Hybrid work model (3 days in office, 2 days remote/flexible)