Staff Software Engineer

Job Description:

What you'll be doing:
 

• Building PayPal's Web SDK
• Working with stakeholders across PayPal to create simple, robust Web SDKs that enable all PayPal has to offer.
• Partnering closely with cross functional partners, like Venmo, in design and product
• Providing feedback on code and contributing to architecture discussions.
• Engaging with internal and external developers to better understand developer pain points and ways to improve the developer experience.

Requirements:
 

• Experience building JavaScript and TypeScript applications.
• Experience in developer-facing products (e.g. SDKs, REST APIs, GraphQL) or products that enable third-party application development are great to have, but not required.
• Excited about our team's focus on open source and improving developer experiences
• Experience with or interest in working with a team of talented engineers
• Keep up to date on industry trends and technologies and apply them to our products.

How we work:
 

• Communication is key to our process, and we don't want to hinder it with walls. We work directly with other teams.
• Engineers build, test, release and monitor their own code.
• We pair program often. We believe that we do our best work when we work and collaborate together.
• We default to async communication and call for meetings when necessary.
• We hold daily stand-ups and have regular retrospectives to discuss things that are going well and opportunities for improvements.
• We value unique perspectives brought by diverse backgrounds and experiences. A broad range of ideas and perspectives help us to create the best possible product and work environment.

Types of projects we work on:
 

• We do a lot of open-source development as our SDKs are in public GitHub.
• We build and support PayPal's SDKs, which are the primary way for a merchant to accept payments on their websites and mobile apps.
• We are launching new and interesting ways to pay through our SDKs.
• We create easy-to-use developer tools that supplement our SDKs and Integrations.
• We are focused on improving the developer experience by engaging with the external developer community, creating tutorials, blogs, and speaking at conferences.