PayPal, Inc. seeks Manager, Software Engineering in San Jose, CA Job Duties: Supervise and direct the scope and timely performance of daily assignments for a team of Android and iOS developers, fostering professional growth and technical excellence through design, development, testing and implementation phases. Conduct periodic evaluations and provide constructive feedback to enhance team and individual progress. Manage the planning and execution of projects, ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget. Cultivate a high-performing team culture that encourages collaboration with product managers, designers, and QA teams. Ensure UI/UX designs are technically feasible, lead code reviews, and oversee architectural discussions to uphold high code quality standards. Communicate effectively about project statuses, risks, and issues with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with broader business goals. Advocate for best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability, and research emerging technologies to adapt to current product development plans. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance. Minimum Requirements: Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus six years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus eight years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Special Skill Requirements: 1. Experience with managing native mobile teams (3 years) 2. People Leadership & Team Development - Hands On experience with Hiring, coaching, conducting performance management leveraging strong interpersonal skills (3 years) 3. Project Management & Risk Assessment - Experience with Agile/Scrum, backlog management, and tools such as Jira and experienced in risk evaluation, mitigation, and on-time project delivery (3 years) 4. Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication - Engages cross-functional partners and provides expert counsel to senior executives, aligning engineering initiatives with business priorities (3 years) 5. Strategic Thinking & Influence - Prioritizes across sub-functions, balances short- and long-term needs, makes complex decisions that shape organizational direction, and provides advice and counsel to senior executives (3 years) 6. Data-Driven Product Decision-Making - Defines KPIs, designs experiments/A-B tests, and uses insights to optimize acquisition, conversion, reliability, and user experience (2 years) 7. Platform Modernization & Migrations (Mobile) - Hands-on expertise with modern mobile stacks (Kotlin, Swift, Java), API design (Graph QL/REST/JSON), and adoption of frameworks and patterns (SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, MVC, MVVM) (6 years) 8. Code Quality & Resiliency - Experience in upholding code health, ensuring maintainability, and leading code reviews by applying Start Left testing practices. (6 years) 9. Scalable & Globally Distributed Applications - Experience building and managing geo-distributed applications supporting millions of users with high reliability and performance (6 years) 10. Observability & Reliability Engineering - Experience in monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management to ensure system availability and user trust (6 years) 11. Personalized User Experience with ML/AI Platforms - Partners with data science teams to integrate machine learning and AI capabilities that drive personalization, recommendations, and predictive product experiences (1 year) Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications: The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is: Primary Location | Pay Range: San Jose, CA | Salary: $227,639.00-300,500.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. Subsidiary: PayPal Travel Percent: 0 PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. 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