While maintenance is part of the work, you'll often be starting new and exciting projects. Since this is a new team at Stripe, you'll succeed if you get excited about driving direction and taking ownership of your work.
Responsibilities
Design and architect robust technical solutions, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and aligned with customer needs
Design, build, and deploy production applications that combine user business logic, Stripe best practices, and user-facing interfaces
Collaborate directly with internal and external stakeholders, bridging the gap between technical teams and executives
Drive the direction of the new Forward Deployed Engineering arm at Stripe and contribute to technical projects
Engage directly with users to deeply understand challenges, requirements, and co-develop solutions,
Contribute tooling, frameworks, and best practices that scale impact across accounts
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
10+ years of professional, hands-on full-stack development experience with languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Go, or Java
Experience with backend infrastructure and building systems that scale
Demonstrated ability to design, build, and deploy production applications
Excellence at rapid prototyping while maintaining appropriate quality standards
Familiarity with containerized applications and object-oriented programming languages
Superb problem-solving skills and the ability to understand the product and business side of development
Preferred qualifications
Experience working as a software consultant
Strong command of distributed systems, API design, and data modeling
Familiarity working with AI APIs and leveraging AI code generation tools to accelerate productivity
Proven track record of delivering technical solutions in enterprise environments that drive measurable outcomes
A passion for handling ambiguity and picking up new technologies, frameworks, and tools while working in a variety of client environments
