Stripe

Backend Engineer, Financial Connections

Stripe$130K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in designing and engineering large-scale systems
  • Proven ability to balance strategic and tactical considerations in product development
  • Experience leading complex cross-team projects from scoping to operations
  • Focus on business impact rather than technical output metrics
  • Comfortable working autonomously with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and influence across levels
  • Preference for simple, scalable solutions and a strong intuition for design longevity
  • Commitment to mentorship and developing the engineering team

Responsibilities

  • Scope and lead large technical projects by translating business goals into technical requirements
  • Align the tech stack with broader strategic initiatives, addressing new business needs
  • Collaborate with engineers to ensure reliable access to trustworthy banking data
  • Balance short-term project needs with long-term strategic roadmaps
  • Make informed decisions that consider user experience and technical sustainability
  • Mentor fellow engineers and managers, fostering leadership within the team

Benefits

  • Opportunities for cross-cutting collaboration with banks and financial institutions
  • Chance to work on next-generation connectivity platforms
  • Involvement in creating intelligent, adaptable systems for international banking
  • Environment that encourages entrepreneurial mindset and autonomy
  • Focus on mentorship and growth of the engineering team
Full Job Description
What you'll do

We're looking for Backend Engineers to design, build, and maintain scalable bank integration infrastructure. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work across the stack, creating intelligent systems that adapt to the availability of our banking partners and enable connectivity for new countries and product use cases. Our work is often cross-cutting; you'll play a key role in our partnerships with banks and financial institutions while delivering a next-generation connectivity platform to provide great user experiences.
Responsibilities
  • Scope and lead large technical projects, translating business goals into clear technical requirements and executing effectively.
  • Align our tech stack with Stripe's broad strategic initiatives, while also advocating for the needs of the emerging new businesses.
  • Work with engineers across the company to deliver comprehensive and reliable access to trustworthy banking data.
  • Balance the tradeoffs between short-term requirements and long-term roadmaps. Make decisions that consider business priorities, user experience, and sustainable technical foundations.
  • Mentor and collaborate with other engineers and managers to grow the next generation of leaders at Stripe.
Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
  • Strong technical background, including 3+ years of experience designing and engineering large-scale systems
  • Comfortable working on a new product under fluid conditions, seamlessly balancing tactical and strategic considerations
  • Track record of leading and shipping complex cross-team projects end-to-end - from scoping and design through production and operations
  • You measure your success in terms of business impact, not lines of code
  • Ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility and an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Work well cross-functionally and earn trust from co-workers at all levels. You are often cited as the inspiration for engineers that join your team
  • Prefer simple solutions and designs over complex ones, and have a good intuition for what will last and scale
  • Care deeply about mentorship and growing engineers

About Stripe

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses online. Stripe helps new companies get started and grow their revenues, and established businesses accelerate into new markets and launch new business models. Stripe powers businesses all over the world, from the new startup that just launched yesterday to the Fortune 500 companies that we all know and love. Stripe is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Dublin, London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, and more.
Learn more about Stripe
Size
4,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2010

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