Backend Engineer

Who you are

• We're looking for engineers who want to make an impact on payments at a global scale
• 2–10+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships or co-ops)
• Strong coding skills in any programming language
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across workstreams within your team and contribute to your peers' success
• Ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Interest in working as a backend specialist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems and delight both internal and external users
• Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems
• Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud-based services
• Experience with, or enthusiasm for, building with AI and agentic workflows
• At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us

What the job involves

• You'll play a key role in expanding our product suite and the infrastructure that supports it
• Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams and many other teams across Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs
• Build and design the next generation of Stripe products to meet the high-growth needs of our company and customers for years to come
• 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

Benefits

• Gym membership
• Food provided in the office
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Work from home opportunities
• Comprehensive mental, physical and medical health plans
• Fertility benefits and parental leave