PayPal Manager Software Engineering 

United States, California, San Jose 

792567629

This job manages software development projects, implements processes, ensures project delivery, analyzes technical issues, collaborates with stakeholders, and communicates technical issues with non-technical audiences. It involves setting operational targets and driving operational rigor.

Essential Responsibilities:

• 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

Expected Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Help define the team’s road map and author project plans to deliver against that roadmap.
• Draft team’s quarterly OKR and manage the team’s priorities.
• Drive improvements to test framework architecture and test coverage.
• Work across engineering to inject testing earlier into the software development process.
• Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, testability and maintainability (clean code, test pyramid).
• Track test gaps, quality, and productivity metrics. Work with other engineering teams to improve gaps from this data.
• Recommend improvements into overall best practices, design, testability and quality and productivity.
• Recruit Engineers, grow the team and stay in step with the hiring plan.
• Help engineers grow their skills and experience.
• Hold regular 1:1’s with all members of their team.
• Create a sense of psychological safety on their team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Give clear, timely, and actionable feedback.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Build manage teams across geographies.
• Inspiring the team with AI mindset and bring that to reality for scaling the platform and team.

Requirements

• Technical credibility: Past experience as a Software Engineer in Test (or similar title).
• Experience developing in Java or a proven ability to pick up a new language quickly.
• Experience working with Docker containers, Kubernetes, and/or Cloud providers
• Experience with Continuous Integration systems (e.g. Jenkins, Harness).
• Experience defining high-level test automation strategy based on DevOps industry’s best practices.
• Experience driving organizational change with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrate longevity at, at least, one recent job.
• Ability to be successful managing at a remote-only company.
• Humble, servant leader.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

The US national annual pay range for this role is $152,500 to $262,350

Our Benefits:

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