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# Software Engineer - Android

- **Company:** PayPal
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $106,000.0 - $173,250.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Android Software Development, Code Review, Software Debugging, Dependency Injection, Gradle, Junit, Model View ViewModel, PCI Data Security Standards, Systems Development Life Cycle, Ui Patterns, Software Engineering, Software Technical Review, Facebook Flow, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Graphql, Asynchronous Programming
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4548ca23dd2ba92b

## About the Role

* 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience., * Experience building production Android apps in Kotlin.

 * Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and Flow used in production, not just in a side project.

 * Solid architecture fundamentals: MVVM or MVI, multi module Gradle, dependency injection with Hilt.

 * REST or GraphQL integration with Retrofit and OkHttp, plus sensible caching and offline handling.

 * Testing as a habit: JUnit, MockK, Compose UI tests.

 * Clear written communication and a bias toward owning a feature end to end.

Nice to have

Payments or fintech background, PCI DSS awareness, Android Keystore and biometric auth, feature flags and experimentation, accessibility, marketplace or ecommerce product work.

## Description

This job implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), follows internal conventions and procedures, makes technical decisions, collaborates with peers and project leads, and contributes to code and design reviews. Commerce services turn a Venmo account into a place where a business can be found, browsed, and paid. You will build those experiences on Android, inside an app tens of millions of people already open every day., * Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff

 * Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures
 * Understands internal standards & processes an applies them to make technical decisions
 * Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions
 * May contribute to code & design reviews, * Develop modern, reusable UI using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose within Venmo's mobile architecture.
 * Own features end to end, from technical design and implementation through experimentation, launch, observability, and iteration.
 * Integrate mobile experiences with backend APIs, payments infrastructure, identity, risk, search, recommendations, analytics, and other platform capabilities.
 * Build experiences that are performant, resilient, accessible, secure, and intuitive across a broad range of Android devices.
 * Instrument product funnels and experiments, use data to understand customer behavior, and partner with Product and Data Science to improve outcomes.
 * Collaborate closely with iOS engineers to deliver coherent cross-platform experiences while applying Android-native patterns and best practices.
 * Participate in architecture and technical design reviews, contribute to code reviews, and raise the engineering quality bar across the team.
 * Debug and resolve production issues and contribute to the operational health of commerce experiences., 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, Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.

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.