Stripe

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Stripe
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Base Salary

$206k - $286k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate critical large-scale systems managing financial information for Stripe and its partners.
  • Develop petabyte-scale financial data platforms, solutions, and pipelines using Big Data technologies and distributed systems.
  • Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack while analyzing complex datasets.
  • Design scalable data pipelines and execute projects providing insights into Stripe’s financial performance.
  • Provide technical direction and lead cross-team alignment for multi-team projects.
  • Monitor and handle incidents affecting data pipelines, meet SLOs, and reduce operational toil through automation.
  • Apply knowledge of payments and financial technology across countries in a regulated fintech environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems Security, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of related Software Engineering experience.
  • At least 5 years of programming experience in Java, Scala, or Python.
  • At least 5 years of experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable distributed systems.
  • At least 5 years of experience debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
  • At least 5 years of experience with testing tools and frameworks including JUnit, Mockito, and TestNG.
  • At least 4 years of experience developing complex SQL queries, analyzing datasets, and designing large-scale data pipelines.
  • At least 4 years of experience working in the fintech domain.
  • At least 4 years of experience leading cross-team projects and building alignment on multi-team technical direction.
  • At least 1 year of experience with Apache Spark or similar modern Big Data technologies.

Benefits

  • 50% telecommuting permitted.
  • 40-hour workweek.
  • Equity may be included.
  • Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses may be included.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Wellness stipends.
  • Multiple positions are available.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendData Engineering
Stripe

About Stripe

10,000+ employees

Stripe builds financial infrastructure for internet businesses, offering APIs and tools for online and in‑person payments, subscriptions, marketplaces/payouts, fraud prevention, identity, tax, issuing, and treasury. It monetizes through per‑transaction fees and SaaS pricing for advanced products. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in South San Francisco, Stripe is privately held and serves companies from startups to large enterprises worldwide.

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