Staff Engineer, Payments

Stripe

Seattle, United States
On-site
Api design and abstractions
Large-scale systems
Critical production issues
Engineers on the team have the opportunity to expand the reach of Stripe’s global payments network, design and implement novel payment capabilities, and deliver best-in-class reliability and performance

Job Summary

  • Engineers on the team have the opportunity to expand the reach of Stripe’s global payments network, design and implement novel payment capabilities, and deliver best-in-class reliability and performance.
  • Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests.
  • Teach and mentor the next generation of technical leaders at Stripe.

Matching Summary

Engineers on the team have the opportunity to expand the reach of Stripe’s global payments network, design and implement novel payment capabilities, and deliver best-in-class reliability and performance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • API design and abstractions
  • large-scale systems
  • critical production issues
  • software best practices
  • stakeholder collaboration

Nice-to-have

  • strategic technical leadership
  • developer products
  • pragmatic solutions
  • growth mindset
  • psychological safety

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years software engineering experience
  • 5+ years technical leadership role
  • Experience leading API design teams
  • Proven track record of delivering solutions
  • Ability to adjust conversations
  • High level of autonomy and responsibility
  • Clear and persuasive communication
  • Strong problem-solving skills

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