Stripe

Software Engineer

Stripe$235K — $285K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 3 years of experience or Bachelor's degree with 5 years of progressive experience.
  • 3 years of experience in programming languages such as Java, Ruby, Python, and Go.
  • Experience in building scalable backend services, webhooks, and public-facing APIs.
  • Skilled in designing, deploying, and ensuring reliability of distributed backend services.
  • Proficient with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL data stores, including data modeling and query optimization.
  • 3 years of experience with stream processing or event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis).
  • Ability to translate product requirements into scalable and secure system designs.

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable and reliable backend services and APIs.
  • Write maintainable code to process and evaluate data signals in real time.
  • Take ownership of technical projects, translating requirements into secure system architectures.
  • Contribute to the team's on-call rotation, maintaining high-visibility systems using best practices.
  • Engage with product teams to address user pain points and inform the roadmap.

Benefits

  • 50% telecommuting permitted.
  • Equity and company bonus opportunities.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Wellness stipends.
Full Job Description
What you'll do
Responsibilities
  • Build scalable and reliable backend services, webhooks and public-facing APIs;
  • Write high-quality, maintainable code to reliably process and evaluate data signals in real-time, solving complex problems at scale;
  • Take ownership of medium-sized technical projects, translating requirements and constraints into reliable, secure, and explainable system architectures;
  • Actively contribute to the team's on-call rotation, effectively debugging, operating, and maintaining high-visibility systems using established runbooks and best practices;
  • Engage directly with product teams to understand internal and external user pain points, using those insights to build the right solutions and help inform the team's roadmap.
Who you are
Minimum requirements

Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus 3 years of related work experience in Software Engineering.

In the alternative, the employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus 5 years of post-bachelor's, progressive related work experience in Software Engineering.

Must also have 3 years of experience in each of the following:
  • Programming languages including Java, Ruby, Python and Go;
  • Building scalable and reliable backend services, webhooks and public-facing APIs;
  • Designing, building, and deploying distributed backend services in a production environment, including handling concurrency, fault tolerance, and service reliability at scale;
  • Working with relational databases in Postgre SQL, MySQL or NoSQL data stores, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling for high-throughput workloads;
  • Stream processing or event-driven architectures in Kafka, Kinesis, or equivalent, including producing, consuming, and reliably processing high-volume data streams;
  • Translate product and engineering requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable system designs, including defining service boundaries, failure modes, and observability strategies;
  • Building automated systems or tooling to instrument, measure, and evaluate the end-to-end customer experience of digital products, including test automation frameworks, signal collection pipelines, or quality evaluation workflows;
  • Developing interactive frontend components, dashboards, or data reports using React and D3.js to visualize customer behavior, product metrics, and operational signals in real time.

Salary: $235,090- $285,600/yr

This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions / sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.

40 hrs/week

50% Telecommuting Permitted.

Multiple Positions Available.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. WA68
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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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