Staff Engineer, Payments

Stripe

Seattle, United States
On-site
Design and implement novel payment capabilities
Accept payments from customers efficiently
Large-scale systems for money movement
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.
  • Serve as a role model for our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter.

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

  • design and implement novel payment capabilities
  • accept payments from customers efficiently
  • large-scale systems for money movement
  • critical production issue resolution
  • high engineering standards

Nice-to-have

  • increase the GDP of the internet
  • unprecedented opportunity
  • psychological safety for all team members

Key Requirements

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

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