Job Description
Description
:Responsibilities:
Create and drive holistic strategy for developer experience across SDKs, APIs, Docs, MCP, and other AI tools/platform to deliver great developer experience. You’ll work closely with the Documentation and the Developer Experience PM and Engineering teams to make it easier and simpler for new and existing developers to use our SDKs, APIs, Docs and AI tools.
Create, implement and scale the technicalasset strategy and operational plan including the overall developer communications strategy and messaging strategy
Develop and lead a high-performing, cohesiveteam of developerswho understands and executes against a shared vision and evangelizes PayPal’s features, products and services
Drive platform configurability and extensibility for developer enablement globally
Drive platform scale for improved global expansion, ensuring robust support for the developers’ rapid growth
Develop deep partnerships with PayPal Product stakeholders to build solution based use cases and content that supports our growth
Tightly integrate with other PayPaltechnology and product leaders to drive consistency in our technical assets
Provide a framework and vision for PayPal teams to coalesce around to build and distribute technical assets, including demos, apps, videos and blogs
Drive change in corporate policies that prevent collaboration and sharing of technical assets with external developer communities
Identify and drive automation, needed tools, and improvements across the team
Your team will be responsible for:
Being the voice of the developer to architect and drive changes and improvements in SDKs, APIs, Docs and web to enable developers to quickly onboard and begin transacting
Develop deep trust with developers and encourage evangelism and advocacy from external developers
Writing code, architecting and developing apps, writing technical blogs, creating technical videos, demos, and tutorials
Being the developer evangelist by speaking at 3rd party developer conferences, hackathons, local meet ups, and PayPal’s developer events, as well asfacilitating virtual webinars and tutorials
Build and distribute tools and automation to gain efficiencies
Qualifications:
10+ years managing a team of developers and delivering against a roadmap
10+ years of experience developing in frontend and web commerce technologies, including open-source frameworks, API and SDKs
5+ years architecture and design experience for web commerce
5+ years in a developer relations or product team
Demonstrated broad knowledge of PayPal products and services and its ecosystem
Demonstrated knowledge of leading open-sourcetechnologies, especially those used in the FinTech industry
Demonstrated success building, leading and scaling cross functional and global teams
Strong project and program management capabilities
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Ability to simplify complex architectures and solutions providing an easy pathto developers no matter their experience level or background
Excited about coaching and mentoring others
Able to drive cross-team and cross-functional collaboration to solve problems, innovate and improve developer experience
Experience in non-technical aspects including business analysis and process optimization
Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred:
Creative candidates with unique perspectives
A unique voice to make technical assets interesting, engaging and fun for developers
What You'll Bring to the Team
The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:
Primary Location | Pay Range:
San Jose, California | $218,000 - $286,850
Additional Location(s) | Pay Range:
Chicago, Illinois | $198,000 - $260,550
Austin, Texas| $198,000 - $260,550
Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.
Subsidiary:
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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 .
Who We Are:
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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 .
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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