PayPal Staff Engineer – Mobile IOS 

France, Occitania, Toulouse 

200435753

What you need to know about the role:You will play a critical role in designing and implementing tools, frameworks, and systems that empower teams to build exceptional products faster and more reliably.

Job Description:

• Key Responsibilities

  • Enhance Developer Productivity:

    • Build and maintain developer tools to automate repetitive tasks, including provisioning, code formatting, dependency management, and build optimizations.
    • Develop frameworks for static code analysis and code linting specific to iOS development, ensuring adherence to best practices.

  • Advance iOS Test Automation:

    • Design and implement robust testing frameworks and tooling for unit, UI, integration, functional , and performance testing , leveraging tools like XCTest , XCUITest , and simulators.
    • Create systems to enable early testing in the SDLC using iOS simulators, device farms (e.g., BrowserStack, AWS Device Farm, Firebase Test Lab), and in-house specialized device labs.
    • Optimize end-to-end testing processes to improve speed, reliability, and test coverage.

  • Automate Quality Assurance:

    • Integrate quality checks into CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent quality throughout the development process.
    • Automate non-functional testing, including performance benchmarking , memory profiling , and security vulnerability scanning .
    • Implement screenshot and video comparison systems to identify regressions in UI and user experiences.

  • Streamline Development Workflows:

    • Automate environment setup for development and testing, including provisioning of certificates, profiles, and other iOS-specific configurations.
    • Build integrations for real-time feedback on code quality, test failures, and performance issues.

  • Drive Scalability and Reliability:

    • Create scalable automation solutions that grow with the team's needs and handle large-scale app development challenges.
    • Implement robust monitoring systems for test automation reliability and performance.

  • Leadership and Collaboration:

    • Mentor engineering teams in adoptingproductivity-enhancingautomation tools and best practices.
    • Collaborate with product managers, QA engineers, DevOps, and other stakeholders to define and align automation goals with business needs.

  Qualifications

  Technical Expertise:

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on iOS development and automation.
  • Strong expertise in iOS-specific tools and frameworks like XCTest , XCUITest , and Instruments .
  • Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C , with deep knowledge of iOS SDKs and development workflows.
  • Experience building automation solutions for functional and non-functional testing, including UI, performance, and security testing.
  • Familiarity with device labs and emulators, as well as managing automated test execution across diverse devices.

  Development Stack:

  • Strong programming and scripting skills (e.g., Swift , Python , Bash ).
  • Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or Fastlane).
  • Familiarity with tools for monitoring and profiling (e.g., Instruments, Xcode's debugging tools, or third-party profiling tools).

  Soft Skills:

  • Proven ability to architect scalable, maintainable automation solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across diverse teams.
  • Leadership experience, with a track record of mentoring and guiding engineers.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building developer productivity tools such as custom Xcode plugins or Fastlane actions.
  • Familiarity with distributed systems and microservices architecture in the context of iOS development.
  • Knowledge of metrics-driven development and tools like Grafana, Prometheus, or similar monitoring solutions.

Our Benefits:

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