Engineer - Front End

Job Description

PayPal is transforming global commerce. Our Engineering team is the heart of this transformation. We're building innovative solutions that delight customers and drive business growth. Join our dynamic engineering team at PayPal, where you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented peers and work on high-impact projects in an agile environment. We're not just building systems; we're creating scalable, high-performance solutions that make a real difference in the world of global commerce. We prioritize code quality, customer focus, and rapid iteration. Our engineers work closely with design, product, and QA teams to deliver world-class experiences.

What you need to know about the role

This role will allow you to work on several new initiatives involving PayPal Wallets with high visibility within the Company. The individual selected for this role will be working on solutions spanning multiple components/platforms, helping them broaden their domain understanding. These initiatives are critical for expanding PayPal's Customer outreach which in turn has a direct bearing on increasing PayPal revenue.

Job Description:

Your way to impact

You will be responsible for working with a team of engineers in the design, development, testing, and deployment of a range of products on web and mobile platforms. A successful candidate will have an established background in developing customer-facing experiences, strong technical ability, excellent project execution skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

Your day-to-day activities

- Be able to independently design, code, and test complex features, as well as lead and mentor other engineers, help build engineering teams
- Drive both technology and product innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development
- Be a technical subject matter expert and represent the full internal and external capabilities of the platform.
- Lead complex architectural discussions that involve multiple systems
- Identify anyproduct/functionalitygaps and collaborate with internal product and technology teams to define the necessary development to support solution delivery.
- Drive integration efforts and lead critical work streams of strategic initiatives sponsored by senior executives
- Drive engineering excellence through CI/CD
- Proactive response in identifying and troubleshooting integration or technical issues.
- Write tests for the existing and newly created code to maintain compatibility

What do you need to bring

- Design, develop, and maintain frontend applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, and other relevant technologies.
- Experience with web front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, Bootstrap etc
- 3-5 years of experience in building successful production software systems.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to implement user-friendly features and interfaces.
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following industry best practices and coding standards.
- Optimize front-end applications for maximum speed, scalability, and responsiveness.
- Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to established standards.
- Troubleshoot and debug frontend issues, providing timely resolution and maintaining system integrity.
- Stay up to date with the latest frontend development trends, tools, and technologies, and recommend best practices to enhance team productivity and product quality.
- Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance, support, and knowledge sharing to foster their professional growth and development.
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Demonstrate a high level of curiosity, passion for technology, pride of ownership, and strive for excellence
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals.

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