Senior Android Developer

What you need to know about the role- This team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with ample experience in Android and related languages. 60-70% of the time in the role will be spent on coding, the other 30-40% will be spent on design and collaboration. This will be a remote flexible position. Meet our Team- This position is on our fast-growing ENE team (Eliminating Negative Experiences), which is solely focused on improving customer experiences—whether that be looking for opportunities to improve disputes & refund processes, enhance error messaging, and reduce customer churn & customer service contact rates. As an engineer on this team, you will be responsible for working on applications and services that drives consumer growth and reduces customer friction. The ENE team sits under the Digital Wallet organization here at PayPal, and is a horizontal team that works across various functions at PayPal to enable optimal performance in our features. This team sits alongside other payment teams in Digital Wallet, such as Xoom and P2P.

Your Way to Impact-

• You will enhance and build features and products that will directly impact the user experience of PayPal users, the overall perception of the PayPal brand, and the company’s bottom line

• You will have a chance to work on high-visibility payments products here at PayPal supported by various teams, allowing you to solve a dynamic and evolving set of problems each day

• Work with other engineers, architects, product management, QA and operations teams to develop innovative solutions

• Develop and communicate technical processes, standards, and best practices to the team 

Your day-to-day-

• Lead native Android app development by converting ideas, designs, and requirements into concrete, stable production builds

• Develop functional test automation, mobile applications & prototypes, mobile SDK, and frameworks/common libraries that can be extended and reused for future requirements

• Participate in architecture and design discussions, code reviews, and project related team activities 

• Iterate with our UX team in an Agile environment to bring features from conception to launch

• Collaborate with Engineering and QA to resolve bugs  

What you need to bring-

• 8+ Years of software development experience + BS or equivalent in CS (or 6 years professional experience + Masters)

• 3+ years of Android mobile development experience

• Knowledge of multi-threaded, asynchronous code and design patterns like MVVM

• Experience in writing Unit and Automation tests, implementing user interface designs and animation

• Nice to haves: Expert understanding of Jetpack Compose, Android System APIs, Firebase Services, Android app lifecycle, open-source and commercial libraries used in Android ecosystem, prior experience building SDKs and distributing to clients, Restful API development

• The right soft skills: collaboration, inclusion, strong verbal and written communication skills, interest in keeping up-to-date on the latest technological developments, comfort in working in an Agile environment, and a curiosity for the payments industry