Engineering Manager, Commerce Systems

Stripe; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide the Commerce Systems team responsible for monetization, billing, and self-service enhancements. The role focuses on building scalable platforms that enable Stripe and customers to monetize products across global markets.

You will shape strategies, mentor engineers, recruit leaders, and collaborate with product, finance, strategy, accounting, tax, and compliance to drive impactful outcomes across time zones and distributed partners.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of engineering experience
• Minimum 4 years in management
• Experience leading 8+ engineers
• Proven cross-functional decision making
• Strong communication across time zones

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and design processes for a high-impact team
• Set strategies and priorities across monetization, self-service, and technical foundations
• Mentor and coach engineers, and hire to build a strong leadership bench
• Collaborate with product, finance, strategy, accounting, tax, and compliance to align objectives
• Drive ownership and accountability for billing outcomes and platform scalability
• Foster inclusive collaboration across time zones and distributed partners

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Recruitment and talent development

Job description

About the role

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform enabling businesses to accept payments and grow revenue. Commerce Systems builds platforms and services to monetize products in global markets and enable Stripe and customers to understand revenue and costs. This role leads a team within Commerce Systems to scale billing, pricing, self-service capabilities, and monetization across Stripe’s product suite.

What you'll do

• Lead engineering and design processes for a high-impact team
• Set strategies and priorities across monetization, self-service, and technical foundations
• Mentor and coach engineers, and hire to build a strong leadership bench
• Collaborate with product, finance, strategy, accounting, tax, and compliance to align objectives
• Drive ownership and accountability for billing outcomes and platform scalability
• Foster inclusive collaboration across time zones and distributed partners

What they're looking for

• 10+ years of engineering experience with at least 4 years in management
• Led high-complexity teams of 8+ engineers in multi-project contexts
• Experience working in cross-functional environments with strong decision making
• Proven ability to recruit, mentor, and build high-performing, diverse teams
• Autonomy, ownership, and responsibility for delivering initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication across time zones

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states eligibility worldwide, so Nigeria is eligible to apply
• The timezone expectations are not specified in the listing; confirm during interview
• The listing does not specify contractor vs employee status
• Pay currency or range is not stated; confirm compensation details during the interview process
• No visa or work-authorization specifics are provided; confirm requirements during interview