Developer Advocate - DevRel at PayPal

San Jose, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Apr, 26

Salary

118180.0

Posted On

14 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Frontend Technologies, Web Commerce Technologies, APIs, SDKs, Technical Blogging, Video Creation, Public Speaking, Developer Advocacy, Cross-Team Collaboration, Business Analysis, Process Optimization, Mentoring, Open-Source Tools, Communication Skills, Simplifying Complex Architectures, Developer Focused AI Tools

Industry

Software Development

Description

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 Summary: The PayPal Developer Relations (DevRel) team is transforming! PayPal for Developers is not business as usual. We reflect the world developers live and work in, know what they're into, at any role or level of expertise. We're the source of trust for developers that look for best practices, documentation and training, as well as the main point of contact for internal engineering teams who needs to understand the feedback and experiences of the developer community. The Developer Advocate will be responsible for the planning and delivery of highly technical and engaging content for developers, and improving the developer experience on PayPal platforms, focused on SDKs, APIs and Docs. The content would be blogs, videos, and delivering presentations at 3rd party conferences, local meet ups, or webinars. This role will be required to work across lines of business to collaborate and influence the quality, types and topics of technical content produced by other teams, and ensure that it meets the tone and personality of DevRel. Job Description: Responsibilities: Being the voice of the developer to drive changes/improvements in SDKs, APIs, Docs and web to enable developers to quickly onboard and transact Creating technical blogs, videos, demos, and tutorials Being the developer advocate by speaking at developer conferences, hackathons, local meet ups, and PayPal's developer events, and facilitating webinars and tutorials Develop deep trust with developers and encourage evangelism and advocacy from external developers Build and distribute tools and automation to gain efficiencies Qualifications: +3 years of experience in frontend and web commerce technologies, including frameworks, API and SDKs Developer focused AI tools, such as Replit and Copilot Broad knowledge of PayPal products and services and its ecosystem Broad knowledge of leading open-source tools and frameworks Excellent verbal and written communications skills Ability to simplify complex architectures and solutions providing an easy to developers no matter their background Excited about coaching and mentoring others Able to drive cross-team and cross-functional collaboration to solve problems, innovate and improve developer's experience Experience in non-technical aspects including business analysis and process optimization Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications: Creative candidates with unique perspectives A unique voice to make technical content interesting, engaging and fun for developers PayPal 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 position may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com The U.S. national annual pay range for this role $106,520 - $118,180. Subsidiary: PayPal Travel Percent: 0 PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. 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. 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: Click Here to learn more about our culture and community. 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 paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com. 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.

Responsibilities

The Developer Advocate will be responsible for planning and delivering technical content for developers, improving the developer experience on PayPal platforms. This includes creating blogs, videos, and presentations, as well as advocating for developers at various events.