Sr Software Engineer, iOS

Overview

Senior iOS Software Engineer to lead the architecture and quality of the PayPal POS iOS app, including payment-critical flows such as Tap to Pay on iPhone, Key In and reader connectivity, and to guide the take-over of app ownership from the Sweden team.

What you'll do

• Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
• Advise immediate management on project-level issues.
• Guide junior engineers.
• Operate with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices.
• Own the architecture of the iOS app and keep it maintainable as the product converges with PayPal.
• Lead delivery of payment-critical features such as Tap to Pay on iPhone, Key In and reader pairing.
• Raise the quality bar through automation, observability and release discipline.
• Mentor engineers and lead the iOS side of knowledge transfer from Sweden.
• Lead design of complex features and refactors; write design documents and decision records.
• Own Tap to Pay on iPhone and ProximityReader flows, including entitlements, token and reader configuration.
• Define standards for architecture, testing, performance and accessibility.
• Partner with backend, product, design and security to deliver safe payment flows.
• Run app releases and rollouts and act as incident lead for iOS issues.
• Review pull requests and coach engineers at CL5 and below.

What you'll need

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4 to 7 years of iOS development experience, with a record of shipping and owning a large production app.
• Deep Swift expertise and strong app architecture, performance and release management skills.
• Experience with payment or hardware-connected apps: Tap to Pay on iPhone, EMV and contactless concepts, Core Bluetooth.
• Knowledge of PCI-aware design: handling of PAN and PIN data, tokens and entitlement flows.
• Experience leading technical work and mentoring engineers.
• Clear written and spoken English, and comfort working across time zones with teammates in Bangalore and Sweden.
• A habit of writing things down: runbooks, design notes and decision records.
• Curiosity about payments and a sense of care for the merchants and customers who depend on the product.

Nice to have

• Modular app architectures, accessibility, and migration of apps across identity systems.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
• Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office and 2 days at PayPal office or home workspace.
• Subsidiary: PayPal. Travel: 0%.