Lead Software Engineer
- PayPal
- 8 - 13 years
- Chennai
- 9 months ago
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Job Description
- A hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting, implementing, and scaling next-generation payment experiences for PayPals Growth markets
- The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of iOS expertise with distinguished accomplishments in building complex financial applications and a proven track record of technical innovation
- you'll define the technical strategy for iOS architecture, establish engineering standards, and drive system-level decisions that balance security, performance, and user experience excellence
- Beyond exceptional mastery of Swift, UIKit/SwiftUI, and iOS platform capabilities, you'll pioneer sophisticated solutions for complex payment flows, mentor engineering teams, and act as the technical authority on iOS best practices
- As a key individual contributor, you'll collaborate strategically with cross-functional leadership while serving as the bridge between business objectives and technical implementation
As a MTS 1, Software Engineer, you will:
- Architect transformative payment experiences that set industry standards for security, performance, and user experience
- Lead critical iOS initiatives from conception to delivery while mentoring engineering teams
- Partner with leadership to influence product roadmaps and technical strategy across global markets
- Establish iOS architecture patterns, coding standards, and quality frameworks that elevate the entire mobile organization
- Drive innovation through technical spikes, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts for emerging payment solutions
- Champion complex refactoring initiatives that improve maintainability and engineering velocity
- Identify and resolve systemic technical challenges that impact multiple teams or projects
- Serve as a technical authority in cross-functional planning and design reviews
What you need to bring:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- 8+ years of professional iOS development experience, with significant contributions to large-scale applications
- Exceptional expertise in Swift, with deep understanding of iOS internals, memory management, and performance optimization
- Proven track record architecting complex iOS applications with multiple feature teams
- Experience implementing secure payment flows, strong authentication, and financial data handling
- Advanced knowledge of UI/UX best practices, accessibility, and internationalization
- Strong background in test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and release management for iOS applications
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions across organizational boundaries
- Outstanding communication skills with experience translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
Personal Traits
- Be a quick learner undaunted by complex systems.
- Take risks and thrive in an environment of constant change.
- Contributed to building the complete life cycle of transaction processing preferably in payments domain.
- Exposure and participation in tech events, hackathons, contributions to open source, authoring of blogs and active participation in online tech forums is a plus.
Educational Qualifications
- BSCS or equivalent + 8 years of experience / MSCS + 6 years of experience in software development
Job Classification
Industry: FinTech / PaymentsFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA, Role Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Software Development - OtherEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: PaypalLocation(s): Chennai+ View Contact
Keyskills: Coding Memory management ios development Open source IOS payment solutions Release management MTS
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