Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering

Stripe

Toronto, Canada
On-site
Backend systems software engineering
Highly available scalable secure systems
Distributed systems api design
Work alongside AI agents to serve users at scale, focusing on engineering judgment, product thinking, and direct user relationships

Job Summary

  • Work alongside AI agents to serve users at scale, focusing on engineering judgment, product thinking, and direct user relationships.
  • Engage directly with users to understand their revenue, billing, and payments requirements, translating them into technical solutions.
  • Build reusable solutions, not one-off fixes, by contributing to a customization framework and developing patterns that scale beyond individual engagements.

Matching Summary

Work alongside AI agents to serve users at scale, focusing on engineering judgment, product thinking, and direct user relationships.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • backend systems software engineering
  • highly available scalable secure systems
  • distributed systems API design
  • complex technical business domains
  • user-facing role engineering judgment
  • build reusable platform solutions

Nice-to-have

  • thinks like a product person
  • customer-facing engineering role
  • AI-augmented engineering frontier
  • ambiguous environment priorities shift

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years software engineering experience
  • Strong command distributed systems
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Clear communicator written verbal
  • Track record collaborative environments
  • Willingness engage directly users
  • Willingness travel ~20-30%

Work Rights

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