Engineering Manager, Commerce Systems

Stripe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide a Commerce Systems team focused on scaling self-serve billing capabilities and monetization strategies across Stripe's product suite.

You will partner with product, finance, and back-office teams to ensure accurate billing outcomes, predictable roadmaps, and strong developer experiences while accelerating delivery across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in engineering with at least 4 years in management.
• Led teams of 8+ engineers across multiple high-impact areas.
• Thrives in cross-functional environments with rigorous decision-making.
• Built and mentored high-performing teams in inclusive settings.
• Owns projects and drives initiatives with autonomy.
• Collaborates with partners across time zones for alignment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication of complex tech concepts.

Responsibilities

• Set team strategy and priorities for monetization, self-service, and reliability.
• Lead engineering and design processes, mentoring the team.
• Foster relationships with other leaders to align objectives.
• Develop a healthy team with growth opportunities and hiring.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Management experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Recruitment & mentoring

Autonomy & ownership

Communication skills

Time-zone coordination

Job description

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use 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 everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

As a platform company powering businesses all over the world, Stripe processes payments, runs marketplaces, and detects fraud, helping entrepreneurs start an internet business from anywhere in the world. Commerce Systems provides a central entry point for Stripe teams to monetize products in global markets. We build platforms and services to define and manage pricing, calculate and collect Stripe’s revenue, and empower Stripe and our users to understand and manage revenue and costs. We work on customer-facing experiences, internal platforms, and data pipelines to empower Accounting, Finance, Strategy, Sales, and Stripe’s Products to drive business value across the entire user and product lifecycle.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for a seasoned technical leader to lead a team within the Commerce Systems organization. As the leader in Commerce Systems, your goals will include increasing the self-serve capabilities of the billing platform to accelerate product development across Stripe’s product suite; launching new pricing and monetization capabilities for our product and sales teams; ensuring the rigor, accuracy, and predictability of billing outcomes; and enabling our partners in finance, strategy, and accounting to deeply understand Stripe’s business performance. You’ll work with leaders across product, engineering, sales, and many of our back office functions - finance and strategy, accounting, tax, and compliance - to influence strategy across the company.

Commerce Systems is a core engine powering many of Stripe’s biggest bets, from shipping new products faster to redefining our commercial strategy. The right engineering leadership will enable Stripe to scale more quickly and more reliably as our business accelerates. If that sounds exciting, we’d love to speak with you.

Responsibilities

• Understand the core mission and responsibilities of your team. Set strategies and priorities to balance improvements across multiple dimensions including monetizing new products, enabling greater self-service and improved developer experience, and improving technical foundations and operational excellence.
• Lead engineering and design processes, coaching, mentoring, and supporting your team as they build innovative solutions.
• Develop strong relationships with other leaders and orgs to ensure efficient collaboration and close alignment on objectives and outcomes.
• Build a healthy team with a strong bench of leaders by supporting team members’ growth and hiring both internally and externally.

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+ total years of engineering experience with a minimal 4 years of management experience.
• Successfully led high-complexity teams of 8+ engineers, working in parallel on multiple high-impact areas.
• Experience thriving in cross-functional environments, demonstrating rigorous thinking and effective decision-making.
• Successfully recruited, mentored, and built high-performing teams, creating an inclusive environment that attracts diverse talent and empowers individuals to thrive.
• Ability to operate with a high level of autonomy and responsibility, taking ownership of projects and driving initiatives that contribute to the overall success of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with partners in a geographically distributed org, promoting clear communication and collaboration across time zones to ensure alignment and shared goals.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, enabling clear and persuasive interactions with colleagues and stakeholders, ensuring understanding of technical concepts and fostering collaboration.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience building or improving platforms that empower other developers, optimizing for self-service and extensibility.
• Domain knowledge in payments, billing, or other financial technology is beneficial but not essential.