As a member of our engineering team, you ll help design, build, and deliver the applications and services that power our digital wallets ecosystem. You ll work in close partnership with product, design, and analytics to understand the broader payments landscape and shape the experiences our software enables. We re looking for skilled, motivated engineers who are passionate about building reliable, scalable systems. Our team values collaboration, clear communication, and a shared commitment to engineering and product excellence.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Directly manages software development projects (including program management) and execution through individual contributors. May also lead project teams across platforms or groups
- Implements processes to drive strong operational hygiene for all components and systems within their group
- Responsible for the delivery of projects, including quality and timeliness, that impact their domain and potentially one other
- Demonstrates strong tactical ability by managing the roadmap for a scrum team responsible for technical issues of diverse scope where analysis requires an understanding of current business or tends
- Competent at communicating technical issues with non-technical audiences
- Analyzes multiple sources of information and identifies & resolves complex technical, operational, and organizational problems relating to software development.
- Collaborates with direct team, managers in org, stakeholders such as Product Owners & PMO
Expected Qualifications
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Your Way to Impact
As a Engineering Manager at PayPal, you ll lead high-performing development teams through every phase of the software lifecycle. In this role, you ll help shape the future of the payments experience by providing technical direction, delivering key initiatives, and building strong cross-functional partnerships. You ll foster a culture of engineering excellence by mentoring talent, optimizing team operations, and guiding your team s growth as both technologists and collaborators.
- Provide strong technical leadership to software engineering teams, fostering a culture rooted in collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Define clear objectives and key results (OKRs), and consistently deliver against them while driving measurable improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Accelerate team productivity and delivery velocity through effective leadership, process optimization, and strategic support.
- Develop, prioritize, and execute engineering roadmaps that deliver meaningful value and high-quality experiences to our customers.
- Partner cross-functionally to align technical execution with product vision and business goals, ensuring cohesive and impactful outcomes.
- Champion end-to-end ownership across the software development lifecycle from ideation to delivery for the products, features, and services your team owns.
Your Day-to-Day
- Provide strong technical leadership and guidance to software engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Define clear objectives and key results (OKRs), and consistently deliver against them while driving measurable improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Accelerate team productivity and delivery velocity through effective leadership, process optimization, and strategic support.
- Develop, prioritize, and execute engineering roadmaps that deliver meaningful value and high-quality experiences for our customers.
- Collaborate and coordinate across teams and functions to ensure technical, product, and business objectives are met.
- Instill end-to-end ownership of products, projects, features, modules, and services that you and your team deliver in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
What do you need to bring
- 12+ years of experience in the software industry, with 5+ years of professional experience leading software development teams.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to address complex technical and non-technical challenges.
- Experience building and developing engineering teams that exhibit strong ownership, user empathy, and engineering excellence.
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality systems and software in Java/J2EE technologies and distributed systems.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and manage stakeholders expectations.
- Ability to coach and mentor talent to reach their full potential.
- Experience in building large-scale, high-throughput, low-latency systems.
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies, modern technology topics and frameworks, and developer operations best practices.
