Responsibilities
Take end-to-end ownership of software projects, aligning on priorities and then independently scoping problems and carrying solutions through design, implementation, testing, rollout, and operation
Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable APIs and backend systems that support Stripe’s Dashboard, mobile applications, and other user interfaces
Help modernize Stripe’s UI architecture through incremental migrations, automated validation, shadow traffic, and carefully controlled production rollouts
Improve the reliability, observability, performance, and operability of services on critical user paths
Partner with frontend, backend, and infrastructure engineers to understand their needs and turn recurring problems into reusable platform capabilities
Use AI-assisted and agentic development workflows to improve implementation, testing, validation, and delivery
Contribute thoughtful code reviews, technical discussions, documentation, and runbooks that improve the quality of the team’s work
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
Fluency in using AI-assisted and agentic development tools as part of day-to-day software engineering, including critically reviewing, validating, and improving generated code
2+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience, building, shipping, and operating production systems
Strong knowledge of backend technologies and infrastructure, including the fundamentals of APIs, data storage, distributed systems, and production operations
Ability to independently scope and deliver open-ended software projects, making practical technical and product tradeoffs with limited oversight
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with attention to testing, maintainability, reliability, and user impact
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with frontend engineers, product engineers, and infrastructure partners
Preferred qualifications
Experience building backend-for-frontend systems, UI platform services, developer platforms, or shared infrastructure
Experience designing or integrating APIs, including GraphQL APIs
Experience with high-throughput event ingestion, feature flag or experimentation systems, or other latency-sensitive platform services
Familiarity with caching, asynchronous systems, configuration systems, or data-consistency tradeoffs
Experience executing large migrations using automated validation, shadow traffic, feature flags, or staged rollouts
Experience using data, developer feedback, or operational signals to improve a platform or developer-facing product
