Software Engineer in Test

About PayPal

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, connecting hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. Our platform facilitates payments online or in person, offering proprietary solutions beyond third-party networks. Customers enjoy flexibility with various funding sources, including bank accounts, PayPal/Venmo balances, credit products, cards, cryptocurrencies, and gift cards. We also enable secure transfers between friends and family via PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom. For merchants, we provide an end-to-end payment solution with authorization, settlement, instant fund access, customer connection, returns processing, and risk management, fostering global reach by simplifying cross-border trade. Our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness guide our daily business, ensuring we work as one global team with customers at the center, while also prioritizing the well-being of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

About the Software Engineer in Test Role

As a Software Engineer in Test (SDET) on the PayPal Honey Extension team, you will be instrumental in developing and executing both automated and manual tests to ensure seamless, high-quality releases. This role involves close collaboration with developers, product managers, and various stakeholders to validate new features, strengthen automation frameworks, and continuously enhance our testing pipeline. You will own the end-to-end testing process, which includes defining test strategies, executing regression and feature testing, contributing to automation efforts, and driving improvements to release quality through proactive planning and rigorous test execution.

Essential Responsibilities

• Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff.
• Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures.
• Understands internal standards & processes and applies them to make technical decisions.
• Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions.
• May contribute to code & design reviews.

Expected Qualifications

• 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities and Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in creating test plans, test cases, and executing E2E test scenarios.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Keen eye for quality, with a passion for preventing issues before they impact users.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing browser extensions.
• Proficiency with Javascript and modern web automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium).
• Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.

About The Team

The Consumer Engineering team at PayPal powers the experiences that millions of customers use daily for safe and effortless money management, spending, and sending. We are responsible for designing and building reliable, high-performance systems that build trust and simplicity across PayPal’s global ecosystem. Our team collaborates closely with product, design, and data science to deliver innovative, customer-first solutions that advance PayPal’s mission to make financial services more accessible, inclusive, and empowering for people everywhere.

Work Model and Benefits

PayPal offers a balanced hybrid work model, requiring 3 days in the office for in-person collaboration and allowing 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace. We are committed to an equitable and inclusive global economy, offering comprehensive benefits to support your financial, physical, and mental health. These include a flexible work environment, employee share options, health and life insurance, and more.

Key skills/competency

• Test Automation
• SDET
• Browser Extensions Testing
• JavaScript
• Web Automation Frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium)
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Test Planning
• Debugging Skills
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Quality Assurance