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Senior Director Engineering, Growth - PayPal Consumer App

at PayPal Holdings

📍 San Jose, California, United States of America Hybrid 💰 $242K – $359K USD / year Posted April 03, 2026
Salary $242K – $359K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience executive
Exp. Years 12+ years; 5+ years leading others
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

The Senior Director of Engineering, Growth for PayPal Consumer App will own growth strategy and execution for the PayPal Consumer App, focusing on how millions discover, sign up for, and engage with PayPal.

  • Directs engineering best practices across multiple domains
  • Develops enterprise-level evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people
  • Owns relationship with executives and SLT to drive alignment and the creation of business AND technical objectives
  • Delivers high-complexity projects and programs with enterprise impact
  • Defines and executes software development strategy to meet business objectives

Leads growth-focused software development across mobile and web platforms, with distributed systems, data-driven decision making, and multi-channel engagement. Responsible for setting the technology vision, roadmaps, budgeting, and collaborating with product, design, analytics, and executives.

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineering leader with 12+ years of experience, fintech/payments domain preferred, who has led growth-focused consumer app initiatives across mobile and web. They excel in cross-functional collaboration with product, design, marketing, and analytics, translating business objectives into scalable software strategy and roadmaps.

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senior software engineering leadershiplarge-scale consumer-facing product developmentdistributed systemsmobile developmentweb developmentonboardingpersonalizationfunnelsactivationretentiongrowth strategymultichannel engagementpush notificationsin-app surfacespublic webdata-informed decision makingexecutive stakeholder managemententerprise objectivesbudget managementcross-functional leadershipmentorshiptalent assessment
Industry Fintech
Job Function Lead growth-focused engineering for PayPal's consumer app to drive signup, activation, and retention across mobile and web platforms
Role Subtype Executive & General Management
senior director engineeringdirector of engineeringgrowthgrowth strategysignup flowsonboardingactivationretentionmultichannel engagementin-app surfacespush notificationspublic webdata-informedenterprise objectivesexecutivesSLTbudgetorganizational roadmapfront door of the ecosystemmobilewebfull-stackdistributed systemspersonalizationcommunication strategiesfintechpaymentsleadershiproadmapscalepaypalconsumer appmobile and web

Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 12+ years relevant experience, 5+ years leading others

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