As a Staff Software Engineer for PayPal Checkout, you will provide technical leadership for your development team and you will lead the team s participation in all phases of our software development lifecycle. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping the future of PayPals customer facing checkout products. This will be accomplished through technical leadership, implementation of technical designs, direct contributions to architectural decisions, influencing the technical direction of our client-side applications and mentoring of junior engineers. You will be responsible for developing industry-leading experiences that bring unquestionable value to both merchants and buyers. You will use your years of technical expertise and a solid understanding of the business domain to help us improve the scale, reliability, and performance of our platforms.
Your day to day
In your day to day role you will
Own implementation of a user facing module/application/product.
Develop efficient, elegant, clean code with no unnecessary complication or abstraction.
Deliver code in an agile team environment.
Collaborate with other engineers, architects, and cross-vertical teams.
Build and take operational responsibility for checkout experiences that serve millions of users.
Identify any product/functionality gaps and collaborate with internal product and technology teams to define the necessary development to support solution delivery.
What do you need to bring
Expert knowledge in frontend technologies - JavaScript, HTML, CSS, nodeJS.
Experience in frontend frameworks - react, NextJS.
Good understanding of web services and related standards like REST/JSON
Experience in Object-Oriented programming and concepts.
Solid understanding of basic algorithms and design patterns.
Experience in interacting with engineering teams from multiple geo-locations
Experience in both development and QA activities.
Exposure to Agile methodologies.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Proven track record in delivering highly available, scalable systems on time.