Software Engineer - AI-Driven Growth & Infrastructure

Stripe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is looking for graduates in the United Kingdom to join our team as engineers who will build scalable financial infrastructure and tooling. You will work on real products that power growth for millions of businesses, from startups to enterprises, and contribute to core platforms used by developers worldwide.

This role emphasizes fast learning, collaboration, and the ability to tackle hard problems with rigor.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a directly related field, obtained by summer 2027, or equivalent work experience; New grad candidates should have no more than 18 months of professional experience (excluding internship experience).
• Experience and familiarity with programming, either through side projects or classwork. We work mostly in Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Scala, and Go. We believe new programming languages can be learned if the fundamentals and general knowledge are present.
• Experience from either previous internships or working collaboratively on multi-person coding projects (in a university or professional setting).
• Ability to learn unfamiliar systems and form an understanding of those systems, through independent research and working with a mentor or subject matter experts.
• Clear written communication skills, with the ability to explain your work to stakeholders, team members, and other Stripes.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate development while applying rigorous critical thinking and professional judgement to review, refine, and validate all outputs.

Responsibilities

• Deploy products and projects to a meaningful fraction of the world's businesses.
• Move quickly on hard problems and make your work matter amid change.
• Collaborate with small teams to impact growth and learning.

Skills

Programming

Java

Ruby

JavaScript

Scala

Go

Independent learning

Written communication

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/related field

Tools

Git

Code review

CI/CD

Job description

Stripe is looking for graduates in the United Kingdom to join our team as engineers who will build scalable financial infrastructure and tooling. You will work on real products that power growth for millions of businesses, from startups to enterprises, and contribute to core platforms used by developers worldwide.

This role emphasizes fast learning, collaboration, and the ability to tackle hard problems with rigor.