Staff Front End Engineer

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Description Summary:

At Braintree, our Control Panel team is driving the development of a scalable, secure, and modern web platform that powers improved and consistent merchant experiences across the organization. We’re in the process of migrating the front-end from a monolithic Ruby on Rails app to a standalone Remix web application backed by Braintree GraphQL.

Job Description:

What You Bring

As a Staff Front-End Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of the Braintree Control Panel by leading the development of new merchant experiences. You’ll have hands-on involvement in designing and exploring technical solutions, balancing tradeoffs with product, design, and engineering teammates. Your impact won’t just be confined to your immediate team—you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate across the organization, influencing broader initiatives with your expertise, autonomy, and technical vision. You’ll have strong support from your peers and engineering leadership to help you thrive.
 

Responsibilities

• Be passionate about our customers and focus on delivering a great merchant experience
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of Braintree Control Panel Platform
• Architect secure, stable, and scalable front-end solutions that support our Braintree’s customer needs
• Collaborate with cross teams, designers, and product managers to deliver innovative, relevant, and impactful products
• Establish and enforce best practices in coding, security, and performance across the front-end team
• Mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering an inclusive team environment
• Drive discussions on front-end architecture and influence technical direction for the team
• Stay updated on emerging technologies to ensure Braintree's front-end architecture remains competitive

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of front-end development experience, with a focus on secure, scalable web applications
• Expertise in TypeScript and React.js, with hands-on experience in production environments
• Experience with Cypress as UI automation framework
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins
• Experience with Developing Ruby on Rails applications
• Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization and web security best practices
• Proven ability to architect large-scale applications and lead technical discussions.
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams
• Leadership experience, including mentoring and guiding engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience with SSR (Server-Side Rendering), and frameworks like Remix or NextJS
• Experience with building web applications powered by GraphQL
• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and web performance optimization techniques
• Understanding of Security best practices

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

Braintree

Travel Percent:

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentaccommodations@paypal.com.  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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