You’ll lead and grow the Sandboxes engineering team, setting technical direction and operating critical systems. You’ll build a culture of operational excellence and thoughtful product development.
You’ll work directly with users to understand their needs and partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to shape and deliver the team’s strategy. The role combines building reusable testing capabilities across Stripe with attention to the details that make developer tools effective and easy to use.
Responsibilities
Lead engineering planning and execution, partnering with Design to build clear, useful testing experiences.
Shape the team’s strategy and roadmap, aligning partners across Product, Design, Infrastructure, Marketing, and Operations.
Own delivery from problem definition through rollout and ongoing operation, improving both system performance and the user experience.
Uphold high engineering standards across the team’s codebases and development practices.
Partner with Recruiting to hire engineers and build a diverse, high-performing team.
Coach and mentor engineers, provide candid feedback, and support career development tailored to their goals.
Who you are
We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, we encourage you to apply.
Minimum requirements
4+ years of engineering management experience, directly managing and growing teams of 5+ engineers building and shipping products at scale.
8+ years of full-time software development experience.
Experience building reusable, extensible software that supports a range of user needs, with strong user empathy and a commitment to high-quality user experiences.
Strong problem-solving skills, with a track record of finding practical solutions to complex challenges.
Experience turning ambiguous goals into clear priorities and delivering multiple high-impact workstreams.
A track record of building a supportive environment with candid feedback and high expectations.
Technical depth to guide architecture and product design discussions and help engineers make informed tradeoffs.
Experience taking ownership of initiatives and moving work forward independently.
Preferred qualifications
Strong product and design judgment, including the ability to simplify complex user experiences.
Experience making decisions and building strong working relationships across teams.
Experience building and leading a distributed team across multiple locations and time zones.
Experience building developer tools or platform capabilities.
Experience building testing tools or capabilities that help users test within a product.
Experience building AI agent systems or tools that support agent-driven development.
