Stripe
Backend Engineer/API, Payments and Risk (US)
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What you’ll do We’re looking for Backend engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale with a passion for building ergonomic APIs. You’ll play a key role in extending our balance management platform and in building out a new funds accessibility platform leveraged by enterprises and SMBs alike. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams – from Infrastructure to Product – at Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.
Responsibilities
Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests
Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Mentor engineers to help them grow
Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues
What you are We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum Requirements
2-12+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships nor co-ops)
Strong coding skills in any programming language (interview process is language agnostic)
Strong collaboration skills, able to work across workstreams and contribute to peers’ success
Ability to thrive with autonomy, responsibility, and an entrepreneurial mindset
Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems
Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud-based services (e.g. gRPC, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS, etc.)
In-office expectations Office-attendance expectations vary by location and role. For example, some locations require significant in-office time, while others may offer more flexibility. Hiring managers will discuss the balance between in-person collaboration and flexibility.
Pay and benefits The annual US base salary range for this role is $150,500 - $281,300. This range may be narrowed during the interview process based on experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Additional benefits may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development, Financial Services, and Technology, Information and Internet
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Note: if you are an intern, new grad, staff, frontend or fullstack applicant, please do not apply using this link and visit our jobs page for those specific postings.
What you’ll do We’re looking for Backend engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale with a passion for building ergonomic APIs. You’ll play a key role in extending our balance management platform and in building out a new funds accessibility platform leveraged by enterprises and SMBs alike. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams – from Infrastructure to Product – at Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.
Responsibilities
Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests
Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
Mentor engineers to help them grow
Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues
What you are We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum Requirements
2-12+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships nor co-ops)
Strong coding skills in any programming language (interview process is language agnostic)
Strong collaboration skills, able to work across workstreams and contribute to peers’ success
Ability to thrive with autonomy, responsibility, and an entrepreneurial mindset
Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems
Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud-based services (e.g. gRPC, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS, etc.)
In-office expectations Office-attendance expectations vary by location and role. For example, some locations require significant in-office time, while others may offer more flexibility. Hiring managers will discuss the balance between in-person collaboration and flexibility.
Pay and benefits The annual US base salary range for this role is $150,500 - $281,300. This range may be narrowed during the interview process based on experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.
Additional benefits may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development, Financial Services, and Technology, Information and Internet
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Stripe by 2x.
#J-18808-Ljbffr