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 Summary: We are seeking a Staff Front-End Engineer specializing in highly performant React development, accessibility, animations, and systems thinking. You will help lead the development of highly performant, scalable front-end applications and evolve our component library, design systems and animation systems to support accessible, consistent experiences across global, enterprise-scale platforms.
Job Description: As a Staff Front-End Engineer, you'll leverage your deep expertise in React and enterprise JavaScript to develop scalable and performant web applications and components. You will actively contribute to the evolution of our component library, ensuring it effectively supports internationalization, theming, and enterprise-scale development. Your responsibilities will include designing scalable animations, accessibility, reusability and performance (Core Web Vitals) to help drive exceptional user experiences for millions globally. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and fellow engineers, will be essential to your role, ensuring seamless integration and delivery. Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain accessible, performant, and scalable front-end applications using React and modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Contribute to and enhance our enterprise-scale component library and design systems, emphasizing theming, tokenization, and reusability.
- Architect solutions with systems thinking to address challenges such as scalability, global reach, internationalization, and accessibility.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to align user experiences across platforms.
- Champion accessibility standards (WCAG, ARIA) and best practices in front-end development.
- Continuously optimize web application performance, emphasizing Core Web Vitals metrics.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, conducting code reviews and sharing best practices.
Requirements:
- Extensive experience in front-end development with strong expertise in React and enterprise-scale JavaScript.
- Proven ability to manage and evolve design systems and component libraries, particularly for enterprise-scale applications including theming and tokenization.
- Strong skills in designing scalable, performant and reusable animations (Emotion JS, Framer, GSAP, Rive, etc.).
- Deep knowledge of accessibility standards and internationalization practices.
- Experience in developing and scaling solutions for global audiences, multilingual support, and right-to-left language contexts.
- Proficiency with modern tools and frameworks, including TypeScript, Storybook, Figma, Vite, and Playwright.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, capable of influencing technical direction across diverse teams.
Preferred Qualification: Subsidiary: PayPal
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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 .
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