Sr Software Engineer, Android

Overview

Pay Pal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, Pay Pal 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. Pay Pal provides proprietary payment solutions that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers, with a variety of funding sources and services for transfers and payouts.

We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing complexity and friction involved in 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.

Job Description Summary: As a Senior Android Engineer on the Analytics & Experimentation Team within Pay Pal’s Consumer Platform organization, you will build and evolve Android capabilities that power mobile analytics and experimentation across Pay Pal’s consumer experiences. You will own the end-to-end delivery of complex features, design scalable and reliable solutions, and contribute to the evolution of the team’s mobile architecture.

You will collaborate closely with Android, backend, data, and product partners, participate in architectural and design discussions, and communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs clearly. As a senior engineer, you will uphold high standards for code quality, testing, and reliability while mentoring others and contributing to strong engineering practices.

• Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
• Advises immediate management on project-level issues.
• Guides junior engineers.
• Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices.
• Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions.

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin and Java, with deep experience using the Android SDK, modern frameworks, and architectural patterns
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, clean coding standards, testing methodologies, and maintainable mobile architectures
• Proven experience delivering production-quality Android features in complex mobile applications
• Hands-on experience with performance optimization, debugging, profiling, and instrumentation
• Solid knowledge of mobile security best practices, including secure data handling, encryption, and network security
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, product, design, and data teams

• Experience integrating or supporting mobile experimentation platforms such as Statsig or equivalent solutions
• Experience working with mobile analytics platforms such as Segment, Amplitude, or similar tools
• Familiarity with application monitoring platforms such as Datadog, Sentry, or similar tools
• Background building or maintaining high-scale consumer mobile applications
• Experience working on platform or enablement teams that support multiple product teams
• Familiarity with regulated environments, financial services, or payment technologies
• Familiarity with or contributions to open-source mobile or Android projects

The Consumer Engineering team powers the experiences that millions of…