Senior Software Engineer, Quality

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 Description Summary:

What you need to know about the role:
This position is for a Senior Test Engineer in the Invoicing and Subscription team. You will be responsible for both building the product and leading the testing efforts to ensure high-quality releases. This role requires a strong focus on automation, backend testing, web testing, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
As part of the team, you will:
Develop and maintain automated test frameworks to enhance efficiency and scalability.
Work closely with developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to drive test strategies and ensure seamless integration.
Identify, document, and track defects while ensuring their timely resolution.
Continuously improve test coverage, deployment processes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Perform backend testing, including API testing, database validation, and message queue testing, ensuring data integrity and system reliability.
Conduct web testing to validate UI functionality, responsiveness, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
Ensure high-quality releases by leading testing efforts, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of quality within the team.
Meet our team:
The Financial Services Quality team handles Debit, QR and Money Management . This role is for leading the testing effort for the Invoicing and Subscription features.

Job Description:

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer, Quality to drive the entire testing life cycle. The ideal candidate will be responsible for gathering requirements, planning, preparing, and executing test plans while building automation frameworks and tools. They will play a key role in designing and implementing end-to-end (E2E) automation solutions to ensure product quality and efficiency.
 

Your way to impact 

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically and innovatively.
• Collaborate with development and product teams to ensure high-quality software releases.
• Build tools, frameworks, and infrastructure to support automation.
• Design, code, and implement automation frameworks and tests.
• Apply software design and quality analysis methodologies, including Agile methods.
• Ensure testing procedures and best practices are adhered to throughout the development cycle.
• Provide mentorship and guidance on best practices to team members.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to process improvements.

Your day to day  

• Oversee the complete testing lifecycle, including requirement gathering, test planning, execution, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for web, API, and mobile testing.
• Build, maintain, and execute E2E automation test suites for assigned projects.
• Design and implement robust test automation strategies using industry-standard tools.
• Utilize source control systems (GIT experience is an advantage).
• Work with testing frameworks such as TestNG.
• Use API tools like Postman and similar technologies.
• Ensure quality assurance (QA) methodologies are followed and continuously improved.
• Develop and maintain clear, concise documentation.
• Effectively manage concurrent assignments with different priorities.

What You Need to Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-12+ years of industry experience in software testing and automation.
• Service and UI automation experience across web and mobile applications.
• Experience working with REST APIs and backend automation using Selenium and Java.
• Web and backend testing experience is required for this role.
• Experience in mobile testing and automation is a plus.
• Strong experience with scripting languages such as Shell, Python, or Perl (a plus).
• Good understanding of QA methodologies and strong knowledge of QA automation processes and tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to produce clear, concise documentation.
• Highly effective at working in cross-functional groups and achieving results in matrix organizations.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities effectively.
• Experience in  Payments industry is an added advantage.

We understand that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome can sometimes get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. If you meet most of the qualifications but are hesitant to apply, we encourage you to take the leap—we’d love to hear from you!

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

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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.

Who We Are:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

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 talentaccommodations@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.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.