Manager, Software Engineering at PayPal

San Jose, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

26 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

28 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Development, Program Management, Agile Practices, Scrum, Mobile Development, CI/CD, DevOps, Observability, Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure, iOS Development, Android Development, Technical Guidance, Collaboration, Strategic Thinking, Problem Solving

Industry

Software Development

Description

Directly manages software development projects (including program management) and execution through individual contributors. May also lead project teams across platforms or groups Implements processes to drive strong operational hygiene for all components and systems within their group Responsible for the delivery of projects, including quality and timeliness, that impact their domain and potentially one other Demonstrates strong tactical ability by managing the roadmap for a scrum team responsible for technical issues of diverse scope where analysis requires an understanding of current business or tends Competent at communicating technical issues with non-technical audiences Analyzes multiple sources of information and identifies & resolves complex technical, operational, and organizational problems relating to software development. Collaborates with direct team, managers in org, stakeholders such as Product Owners & PMO Collaborate with stakeholders and management to plan and define roadmaps for mobile build infrastructure, automation, and deployment processes. Provide regular weekly status updates on project deliverables, ensuring transparency and alignment across the organization. Champion engineering excellence through robust scrum practices, establishing effective sprint cadences, ceremonies, and delivery rhythms. Drive operational excellence by implementing comprehensive observability solutions, monitoring, alerting, and SLA management to ensure pipeline reliability and performance. Drive technical excellence in mobile CI/CD practices, advocating for best practices in pipeline automation, build optimization, security scanning, and release management. Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineers on the team as they tackle complex challenges, leveraging deep understanding of mobile development workflows. Work closely with Platform Engineers and mobile engineering teams to support their day-to-day development needs. Partner with security, infrastructure, and product teams to ensure we are building DevOps solutions that enable mobile teams to move quickly, deploy confidently, and focus on delivering customer value rather than wrestling with tooling and infrastructure. Always frames solutions in terms of enabling faster, safer releases that improve customer experience. Understands the mobile DevOps landscape and especially what "good looks like" across existing solutions in the market, including emerging tools and methodologies. 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. Proven experience in senior leadership roles within software engineering overseeing mobile DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, or mobile platform engineering Strong background in iOS or Android development, with deep understanding of mobile development workflows, build processes, and deployment challenges Demonstrated expertise in engineering and operational excellence, including implementing and leading agile/scrum practices, sprint planning (i.e. Jira), retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives Strong experience with observability platforms, monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure high availability and performance of CI/CD infrastructure Strong experience leading geographically distributed teams across multiple regions and time zones Experience managing DevOps engineers with the technical depth to provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to the team Strong technical background in mobile build systems (Xcode, Gradle), CI/CD platforms (experience with Harness is a plus), containerization, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) Excellent strategic thinking, with the ability to lead and inspire teams across global locations and drive adoption of DevOps best practices across the mobile engineering organization Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including mobile engineering, Platform Engineers, QA, security, product, and infrastructure teams

Responsibilities

The manager will oversee software development projects and ensure quality and timely delivery. They will also implement processes for operational excellence and collaborate with various stakeholders to define roadmaps.