Frontend Engineer, Payments & Risk

Stripe; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision

Wellness stipends

Sales bonuses or commissions

Job summary

Stripe in Seattle seeks a frontend engineer to build consumer-focused UIs and full-stack products that impact millions of Stripe users. You will own end-to-end experiences, collaborating with product, design, and infra teams to deliver fast, seamless checkout flows.

Requirements: 2+ years in frontend tech (HTML/CSS/TypeScript/React), strong UI skills, and a collaborative spirit. In-office expectations apply; most roles require roughly 50% office time, with Stripe welcoming diverse perspectives

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software development with a frontend focus.
• Experience building delightful user interfaces with HTML/CSS/TypeScript/React.
• Strong collaboration with product, design, and infra teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end frontend features across systems and products.
• Build elegant APIs and user experiences enabling merchants to scale on Stripe.
• Contribute to fast, seamless checkout experiences for users worldwide.
• Explore new payments experiences leveraging Stripe technology.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across product, design, and operations.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term roadmaps with strong tradeoffs.

Skills

HTML/CSS

TypeScript/React

UI development

Frontend ownership

Job description

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.

Who we are

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

The 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 Stripe's capabilities to make it easy for businesses to accept in-person payments. The Risk Engineering team develops products that minimize financial and regulatory risks while ensuring a seamless user experience, thereby safeguarding Stripe's brand and financial stability.

Team matching—exact team matching for one of the subteams within this org will begin during final stages. Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. Find more information on our team matching process here.

What you’ll do

We're looking for frontend engineers who are interested in building consumer-focused UIs and full-stack products that impact thousands of employees and millions of Stripe users, regardless of whether they're an end user, developer, or partner.

Responsibilities

• Work with a wide range of systems, processes, and technologies to own and solve problems from end-to-end.
• Build elegant APIs and user experiences that enable merchants to run and scale their businesses on top of Stripe.
• Craft new products and features that impact millions of people and businesses around the world such as building the fastest and most seamless checkout flow.
• Explore creative opportunities for next-gen payments experiences that leverage the depth of Stripe's payment technology.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization such as product, design, infrastructure, marketing, and operations.
• Develop and execute against both short- and long-term roadmaps. Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.
• Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter.

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

• 2+ years of software development experience, with an emphasis on modern frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/TypeScript/React) and building delightful user interfaces
• Comfort operating as a frontend developer and owning projects end-to-end
• Motivated by solving hard problems and measuring success in terms of impact
• Thrive in a highly collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different areas of expertise

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in high-growth teams similar to Stripe
• Experience building financial systems or tools for financial experts

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $156,800 - $235,200. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Additional benefits for this role may include:

• equity
• company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• medical, dental, and vision benefits
• wellness stipends

We look forward to hearing from you.

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.