Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

Stripe; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking an experienced backend or platform software engineer to design and build the next generation of Stripe products, helping scale revenue automation for customers worldwide. You will work across technologies and collaborate with teams to deliver high-impact features daily.

Expect to contribute in Go, Java, and C/C++, mentor engineers, and partner with infrastructure, security, design, and operations to ship critical capabilities that power Stripe’s platform for customers around

Qualifications

• Experience in backend or platform software development.
• Proficiency in languages like Go, Java, C/C++, or similar.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalable services.

Responsibilities

• Design the next generation of Stripe products to meet growth and customer needs.
• Deliver value through collaboration with stakeholders and customers.
• Mentor engineers to help them grow.
• Debug and solve production issues across services and stack.

Skills

Backend development

Go

Java

C/C++

Distributed systems

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

The Revenue and Financial Automation (RFA) organization at Stripe is building a modern, revenue-focused, financial management platform for fast-growing, digital-native companies. Hundreds of thousands of businesses of all sizes and types use Stripe Billing to collect revenue for recurring and one-time payments across a variety of different pricing models—from selling SaaS subscriptions, to orchestrating multi-stage contracts, delivering Usage-Based Billing, and providing recovery and retention tools to prevent customer churn.

What you’ll do

As an engineer on the team, you'll be responsible for shaping and building a suite of products that let our users model and operate their business more efficiently. You'll work on projects that span technologies, systems, and processes where you'll design, build, test, and ship code every day. In this cross-functional role, you'll collaborate with experts in infrastructure, security, design, and operations to build business-critical internal and external features that power Stripe users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Design the next generation of Stripe products to meet the high-growth needs of our company and customers for years to come
• Deliver value through a strong collaborative, user-first approach with stakeholders and customers
• Mentor engineers to help them grow
• Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 4–12+ years of experience in backend or platform software development
• Ability to write high-quality code (in programming languages like Go, Java, C/C++, etc.