Game Developer

Stripe, Inc.; Hilo (HI); Remote; USD 105,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. is seeking a remote Game Developer in Hawaii to passionately discuss Swift and commit to team decisions. The role targets growth-minded professionals with 3+ years in tech, offering a salary range of $105,000–$151,000 and meaningful growth.

Key responsibilities include debugging, optimizing queries, shipping AWS features, reducing Nginx cold-start times, and refactoring legacy PHP modules. Mentorship and remote schedule flexibility are highlighted, with Stripe's autonomy-rich HQ in

Qualifications

• At least 4 years building expertise within the technology space.
• Around 3+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role.
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision.
• Fluency in Unit Testing earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity.
• Experience at the mid-level inside a remote role.
• Equal parts Jest depth and Strategic Planning curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools.
• Tune Time Management queries until the HI database stops timing out under load.
• Carry a quick-to-ship AWS feature through code freeze without breaking Stripe stability.
• Cut Nginx cold-start times so Stripe functions wake before HI users notice.
• Reach into legacy PHP modules and leave them cleaner than you found them.

Skills

Tech space experience

Hands-on tech experience

Data-driven decisions

Unit testing

Cross-functional teamwork

Remote work experience

Jest + Strategic planning

Tools

AWS

Nginx

PHP

Jest

Job description

Stripe needs a Game Developer in HI who can argue passionately about Swift, then commit to whatever the team decides. For a growth-minded professional with 3+ years behind them, this remote Game Developer job delivers $105,000 - $151,000 and meaningful growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Tune Time Management queries until the HI database stops timing out under load
• Carry a quick-to-ship AWS feature through code freeze without breaking Stripe stability
• Cut Nginx cold-start times so Stripe functions wake before HI users notice
• Reach into legacy PHP modules and leave them cleaner than you found them

What You'll Bring

• At least 4 years building expertise within the technology space
• Around 3+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Fluency in Unit Testing earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a mid-level capacity
• Experience at the mid-level inside a remote role
• Equal parts Jest depth and Strategic Planning curiosity

Where most technology vendors automate the easy parts, Stripe tackles the hard ones, from an autonomy-rich headquarters in Hilo, HI. Mentorship goes both ways at Stripe, and seniority never means having all the answers.

We anchor everything in $105,000 - $151,000, then add mentorship, benefits, and the freedom to flex your remote schedule around real life.

The freshness epoch just refreshed, marking this Game Developer role live again.