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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer IOS - **Company:** PayPal - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $176,500.0 - $262,350.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Apple IOS, Mobile Application Development, Software Design Patterns, Mobile Application Software, Model View Controller (MVC), Model View ViewModel, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Multithreading, Graphql, Restful APIs - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59314694-staff-software-engineer-ios ## About the Role * 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications: * 5+ years' experience in Mobile Development. * Experience developing and maintaining consumer-facing mobile applications at scale. Strong Swift skills & knowledge of multi-threaded, asynchronous code. * Deep understanding and knowledge around consuming GraphQL and REST APIs from Mobile applications. * Passionate about mentoring and developing software engineers. * Ability to understand and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences. * Strong understanding of testing best practices and familiarity with at least one testing framework for Mobile Development. Skilled at writing Unit and Automation tests. * Strong knowledge of common design patterns, algorithms, and object-oriented programming with expertise in design patterns such as MVC and MVVM. The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is ## Description This job acts as a project leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers, determining technical tasks, and improving existing structures and processes. It involves making technical decisions, collaborating with management to set standards, and representing the company to external partners., * Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system * Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow * Actions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives * Proactively improves existing structures & processes * Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems * Notices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions * Collaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor * Trusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations, 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. 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