Staff Engineer, Payments at Stripe

Who we areAbout StripeStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companiesfrom the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startupsuse Stripe to accept payments grow their revenue and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.About the teamThe Payments organization focuses on developing products and platforms that enable users to accept payments from customers efficiently. This includes building APIs for processing payments enabling regional non-card payment options and extending Stripes capabilities to make it easy for businesses to accept in-person payments.What youll doEngineers on the team have the opportunity to expand the reach of Stripes global payments network design and implement novel payment capabilities and deliver best-in-class reliability and performance.Learn more about payment methods at Stripes Payment Methods Guide.ResponsibilitiesScope design build and maintain APIs services and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requestsDebug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stackPartner with Engineering Managers to create roadmaps that deliver milestones toward a cohesive engineering vision.Serve as a role model for our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounterArbitrate critical decisions correctly that fully consider software best practices Stripe system realities and numerous stakeholders preferences and concernsCollaborate with stakeholders across the organization such as experts product design infrastructure and operationsTeach and mentor the next generation of technical leaders at StripeWho you areWere 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 requirements12 years of software engineering experience including 5 years of experience in a strategic technical leadership role.Experience leading engineering team(s) working on API design abstractions frameworks or client libraries (e.g. building internal or external developer products).Proven track record of delivering pragmatic solutions that accelerate business growthAbility to adjust conversations from high-level discussions to detailed codingThrives on a high level of autonomy and responsibilityClear and persuasive writing and in-person communicationStrong problem-solving skills critical thinking determination and a growth mindsetAbility to work effectively with a diverse group of people genuinely caring for each other and contributing to high level of psychological safety for all team members and partnerPreferred qualificationsPrior knowledge in the financial technology space particularly in payment processing.Required Experience:Staff IC Key Skills Computer Science,Docker,Kubernetes,Python,VMware,C/C++,Go,System Architecture,gRPC,OS Kernels,Perl,Distributed Systems Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1