Sr Manager, Software Engineering

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:
Are you a technically savvy leader ready to drive real impact? We're hiring an Engineering Manager to lead our new Commerce Platform team and shape the future of merchant experiences. The team builds practical, high-impact solutions that help merchants streamline inventory and order management—whether they’re selling online, in-store, or both. We work across disciplines, blending strong engineering fundamentals with modern tools like Java, Kotlin, and React to deliver innovative, user-friendly experiences that make commerce simpler and smarter.

Job Description:
Our product empowers businesses to tackle complex challenges with surprising ease, think enterprise-grade power wrapped in delightfully intuitive tech.

As part of this team, you won’t just be building features, you’ll be laying the foundation for commerce capabilities across PayPal. And with the rise of agentic commerce (yes, the buzz is real and it’s so hot right now), your work will be right at the heart of what’s next in the future of digital transactions.

What You Need To Know About The Role

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers working on payment systems, ensuring high performance, engagement, and growth.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Compliance, and Finance teams to define and deliver payment features and improvements.
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable and secure payment solutions.
• Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architecture discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies to ensure smooth delivery.
• Monitor system performance and reliability, and lead incident response and root cause analysis when needed.
• Partner with stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and align engineering efforts with business goals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning within the team.
• Stay up to date with trends in the payments industry and evaluate new technologies or vendors as needed.
  
  
  

What You Need To Bring

• Proven experience in team leadership and mentoring.
• Coding experience in Java, Kotlin, React, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering teams in a fast-paced fintech or payments environment.
• Ability to mentor and grow engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development planning.
• Skilled in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and driving continuous delivery and improvement.
• Experience in setting technical direction and aligning engineering goals with business objectives.
• Track record of building scalable, resilient, and high-availability systems.
• Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and incident management.
• Strong focus on quality, testing, and automation in CI/CD pipelines.
  
  
  

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:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

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 [email protected].

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.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

REQ ID R0128528