Staff Software Engineer - Web SDK
Company: PayPal, Inc.
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 10, 2024
Job Description:
The CompanyPayPal 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:The PayPal SDK Engineering team is seeking to reinvent the
way we pay online. Our team is responsible for enabling merchants
around the world to accept payments within their mobile apps and
websites. We always keep developers and their needs at the top of
our mind and strive to provide the best-in-class developer
experience.We are looking for highly talented and self-driven
engineers to join our team! In this role, you will be developing
and enabling new payment methods and features for PayPal's Web SDK.
You will be responsible for building and delivering features for
PayPal's Web SDK, maintaining and contributing to open source, and
evangelizing and engaging with external developers. We're looking
for someone who is eager to learn and able to master many
technologies and has a strong focus on empathizing and
understanding what developers need.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.Subsidiary: PayPalTravel
Percent: 0PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation
practices. Actual Compensation is based on various factors
including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and
experience. The total compensation for this practice may include an
annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as
applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other
benefits.The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is $84500
to $204600.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.
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 .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.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.We know the confidence gap and
imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular
candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.
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