Staff Software Engineer

About the role

PayPal is hiring a Staff Software Engineer in Central Singapore. The role acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers, determining technical tasks and improving existing structures and processes. It involves making technical decisions, collaborating with management to set standards, and representing the company to external partners.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system.
• Determine the technical tasks that other engineers will follow, so that results achieve customer, operational, program or service objectives.
• Proactively improve existing structures and processes, and reconcile competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to find optimal solutions.
• Collaborate with management to set or improve standards for engineering rigor.
• Represent PayPal to partners, customers and industry organisations.
• Work with product managers, designers and other engineers to turn requirements into technical solutions, and take part in design reviews.
• Design, develop and maintain scalable, high-performance software, writing clean, well-tested code across the stack.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and improve reliability, scalability and security.
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to speed up engineering and improve code quality.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, especially in AI/ML, and plan and coordinate software releases.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive engineering best practices.

Required profile

• 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong foundation in software design and architecture, with hands-on coding experience.
• Experience using AI tools and technologies to build smarter, more efficient systems.

What we offer

• Balanced hybrid work model: 3 days in the office and 2 days at the office or at home.
• Generous paid time off and healthcare coverage for you and your family.
• Choice-based programmes supporting physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.