Manager, Software Development 2
PayPal
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job Description Time Type: Full time At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives. Job Description Summary: What you need to know about the role- This Engineering Manager role will influence key consumer and merchant experiences for PayPal’s customers. The person is a highly motivated, versatile, hands-on Engineering Manager responsible for leading a team of skilled engineers, helping with design, implementation and delivering of state-of-the-art web and mobile experiences for the customers in our growth markets. You will be a) a “seasoned technologist” with strong experience in building large-scale distributed transaction processing systems and solving complex problems. b) a “customer champion” who has a flair for building products that delight customers and grow business presence. c) a “people leader” who has keen inclination to attract, groom and develop a talented and engaged team. d) a “collaborative partner” willing to build trusts, relationships, and networks across the company to meet business goals. Business acumen, hands-on technology skills, positive work ethic and a collaborative mind set are key to the success of this role. The prospective candidate will be working with various cross functional groups (business, product, analytics, user experience design and engineering) and will require admirable articulation, negotiation and influencing skills given the level of visibility. The person is also expected to manage a team of about 5-6 engineers, and constantly groom them into strong professionals. Experience or Awareness of the payments industry is a big plus. Meet our team The “Growth Markets Engineering Team” is responsible for developing and rolling out new products for PayPal’s customer base in markets seeing high commerce growth across the world such as Mexico, Brazil and Japan. Our charter is to double down and drive the next wave of growth for PayPal’s consumer and merchant bases globally, to propel new user acquisition, provide platform expansion through ubiquity, bring in new revenue through partnerships and to contribute actively to our organization’s mission of democratizing financial services Job Description: Your way to impact The prospective candidate will be working with various cross functional groups (business, product, analytics, user experience design and engineering) and will require admirable articulation, negotiation and influencing skills given the level of visibility. The person is also expected to manage a team of minimum 5-6 engineers, and constantly groom them into strong professionals. Experience or Awareness of the payments industry is a big plus Your day to day In your day-to-day role, you will: Exhibit leadership and management skills to design, develop and deliver high impact initiatives for PayPal India and emerging markets. Build a culture of collaboration, innovation, inclusion and wellness. Responsible for end-end development life cycle of web and mobile products and features. Manage the daily activities of the engineering team working on Agile scrum model. Demonstrate high degree of people focus and be a team player who can collaborate effectively across various teams within PayPal with integrity and commitment. Be highly customer centric and bat towards delivering customer delight through the. products and features. Act as a bridge between product and technology teams and marry business needs with technology solves. Demonstrate Team and Stakeholder management skills towards meeting project timelines and delivery commitments. Work closely with our integration teams and merchant partners to arrive at best-in-class payments experiences for our merchants. Actively work towards developing products that meet high standards of convenience, security, performance and reliability for our consumers and merchants. Work closely with the solutions architect, engineering leaders and the engineering team to deliver solutions for the customers. Have strong business and technical vision and the ability to communicate this vision to multiple audiences. Sense evolving business trends and translate them into needs into technology solves. What do you need to bring- **We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply. Demonstrated experience with building large-scale web and mobile based software Solid understanding of Web platforms, scripting technologies with keen focus on ease of use, security and performance. Strong Object-oriented programming skills and expertise in one of Java/J2EE. Working experience with databases such as MySQL/ Oracle etc. Knowledge of mobile programming in Android/iOS is a plus. Experience and exposure to one or few of the following: Python or Scala or NoSQL is also a plus Qualifications: BSCS plus 12+ years / MSCS plus 10 years of experience in software design, development and architecture. Must have minimum 2 years of managing an engineering team.
