Forward Deployed Engineer, Professional Services

Stripe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe’s Forward Deployed Engineering team is seeking a seasoned engineer to shape features that extend beyond built-in Stripe integrations. You may build standalone user deployments or augment existing staff to deliver faster, more resilient connections to Stripe.

The role involves ownership, direction, and direct engagement with users, as Stripe expands its consulting-led offerings and scalable software solutions for diverse clients.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years of professional, hands-on full-stack development experience using languages listed in the requirements.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying production applications.
• Strong ability to prototype rapidly while maintaining code quality.
• Familiarity with containerized applications and OO programming languages.
• Experience in software consulting is a bonus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect robust technical solutions that are secure, scalable, and meet customer needs.
• Design, build, and deploy production applications integrating Stripe best practices.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align technical work with business goals.
• Drive the direction of the Forward Deployed Engineering arm and lead technical projects.
• Engage with users to understand challenges and co-develop solutions.
• Contribute tooling, frameworks, and practices that scale across accounts.

Skills

Full-stack development

JavaScript/TypeScript/React

Ruby/Go/Java

Backend infrastructure

Production apps design/deploy

Containerization

Object-oriented programming

Rapid prototyping

Software consulting (preferred)

API design

AI API familiarity

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

Stripe’s Professional Services team works with our most strategic users, delivering excellence and enabling our users to succeed with Stripe. The new Forward Deployed Engineering team takes the evolution of our consulting services behind the keyboard by directly building and delivering software for our users. As a brand new offering from Stripe, we work directly with Stripe's users to build scalable Stripe integrations and standalone applications.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will work closely with Stripe’s Product & Engineering team to help shape the features that extend beyond what’s possible out of the box with Stripe integrations. You may be building standalone applications that are deployed in user environments, developing priority features within Stripe's ecosystem, or augmenting existing development staff for our users to deliver faster and more resilient connections to Stripe.

While maintenance is part of the work, you'll often be starting new and exciting projects. Since this is a new team at Stripe, you'll succeed if you get excited about driving direction and taking ownership of your work.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect robust technical solutions, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and aligned with customer needs
• Design, build, and deploy production applications that combine user business logic, Stripe best practices, and user-facing interfaces
• Collaborate directly with internal and external stakeholders, bridging the gap between technical teams and executives
• Drive the direction of the new Forward Deployed Engineering arm at Stripe and contribute to technical projects
• Engage directly with users to deeply understand challenges, requirements, and co-develop solutions
• Contribute tooling, frameworks, and best practices that scale impact across accounts

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

• 5+ years of professional, hands-on full-stack development experience with languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Go, or Java
• Experience with backend infrastructure and building systems that scale
• Demonstrated ability to design, build, and deploy production applications
• Excellence at rapid prototyping while maintaining appropriate quality standards
• Familiarity with containerized applications and object-oriented programming languages
• Superb problem-solving skills and the ability to understand the product and business side of development

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working as a software consultant
• Strong command of distributed systems, API design, and data modeling
• Familiarity working with AI APIs and leveraging AI code generation tools to accelerate productivity
• Proven track record of delivering technical solutions in enterprise environments that drive measurable outcomes
• A passion for handling ambiguity and picking up new technologies, frameworks, and tools while working in a variety of client environments