Sr Staff Engineer, Billing

Stripe

San Francisco, CA, USA
On-site
Lead backend system architecture
Design extensible platform capabilities
Drive technical direction across teams
Lead the design and evolution of backend systems that power some of Stripe’s most important product experiences

Job Summary

  • Lead the design and evolution of backend systems that power some of Stripe’s most important product experiences.
  • Help Billing become more scalable, composable, and adaptable while mentoring other engineers and raising the quality of technical decision-making across the organization.
  • Drive technical direction across teams by making clear architectural choices, aligning stakeholders, and turning long-term strategy into concrete execution.

Matching Summary

Lead the design and evolution of backend systems that power some of Stripe’s most important product experiences.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead backend system architecture
  • Design extensible platform capabilities
  • Drive technical direction across teams
  • Partner with product and engineering
  • Improve system design quality
  • Hands-on code contributions

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with financial systems
  • Domain-driven design expertise
  • Leading re-architecture efforts
  • Experience in large organizations
  • Familiarity with Ruby, Java, Kafka

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience
  • Leading complex product/platform initiatives
  • Strong systems design skills
  • Experience with distributed systems
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction
  • Comfortable operating under ambiguity
  • Accountability for organizational outcomes

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