Sr SDET (Mobile)

PayPal

3+ Years | New York, New York, United States (Hybrid) | Full Time | 1 day ago

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Job Summary

As a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test (Mobile) on the PayPal Ads Engineering team, you’ll design and execute comprehensive manual and exploratory tests to ensure seamless, high-quality mobile releases across iOS and Android. You’ll collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to validate new features, assess end-to-end ad experiences, and ensure a consistent, high-trust user journey. In this role, you’ll own the testing lifecycle — defining test strategies, conducting regression and feature validation, managing release readiness, and driving continuous quality improvements. You’ll also identify opportunities to build or extend lightweight automation frameworks and tools that reduce manual effort, improve coverage, and enhance testing efficiency across the Ads platform.

Must Have

Design and execute comprehensive manual and exploratory tests for seamless, high-quality mobile releases across iOS and Android.
Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to validate new features and end-to-end ad experiences.
Own the testing lifecycle, including defining test strategies, conducting regression and feature validation, and managing release readiness.
Drive continuous quality improvements and identify opportunities to build or extend lightweight automation frameworks and tools.
Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Advise immediate management on project-level issues.
Guide junior engineers.
Operate with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on internal conventions and industry best practices.
Apply knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions.

Perks & Benefits

Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health insurance
Life insurance
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits

Job Description

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal 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. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling 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 – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

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

Expected Qualifications:

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

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Responsibilities

Deep hands-on experience with mobile application testing across iOS and Android, including use of Firebase, emulators/simulators, and real-device labs for functional, regression, and performance validation.
Expertise in analyzing observability metrics, logs, and dashboards to validate analytics capture, optimize monitoring coverage, and drive data-informed quality improvements.
Strong proficiency with cross-browser and cross-session testing, including advanced tracking, cookie validation, and authentication scenarios across multiple surfaces.
Skilled at using developer tools and network inspectors to debug complex client-server interactions and decode tokens or payloads (e.g., JWT) for test verification.
Proficient with HTTP inspection and traffic analysis tools (Charles Proxy, Fiddler, Proxyman), providing actionable insights through detailed request/response logs and trace headers.
In-depth understanding of ad creative configuration, targeting logic, and delivery validation, with the ability to independently manage and test campaigns—reducing dependency on AdOps.
Experience collaborating across product, engineering, and data science to align test strategies with feature rollout, analytics tracking, and campaign optimization goals.

About the Team

The Consumer Engineering team powers the experiences that millions of PayPal customers use every day to send, spend, and manage their money safely and effortlessly. We design and build reliable, high-performance systems that drive trust and simplicity across PayPal’s global ecosystem.

Our team partners closely with product, design, and data science to deliver innovative, customer-first solutions that advance PayPal’s mission to make financial services more accessible, inclusive, and empowering for people everywhere.

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

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 https://www.paypalbenefits.com

The US national annual pay range for this role is $123,500 to $212,850

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com

Belonging at PayPal:

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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About Us

PayPal is on a mission to revolutionize commerce globally. We’re driving our company, industry, and society forward with vision and velocity. With our commitment to excellence, innovation, and talent, the possibilities are limitless.

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