Staff Software Engineer, Card Issuing & Payments Platform

Stripe; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a senior engineer for its Issuing team in the United States. You will define the technical strategy for issuing, own core systems, and lead infrastructure investments while collaborating with product and design teams.

The role emphasizes strong API design, leadership of cross-functional projects, and a high ownership mindset to deliver scalable, regulated payment solutions at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering with staff-level impact across multiple teams or systems.
• Experience designing and shipping large-scale distributed backend systems that are highly available and financially correct.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering projects end-to-end—from requirements to architecture to delivery.
• Strong API design instincts for developer-facing interfaces over complex financial/regulatory requirements.
• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority with clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical strategy for Issuing, including multi-year architectural decisions across backend services, APIs, and user-facing surfaces.
• Own end-to-end technical solutions for critical systems, authorization flows, spending controls, cardholder management, and program configuration.
• Identify and lead infrastructure investments to enable geographic expansion and new card program types.
• Collaborate with product, design, and cross-functional partners to drive initiatives across Issuing and related teams.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to engineering hiring and culture.

Skills

API design

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mindset

Technical leadership

Effective communication

Job description

Stripe is seeking a senior engineer for its Issuing team in the United States. You will define the technical strategy for issuing, own core systems, and lead infrastructure investments while collaborating with product and design teams.

The role emphasizes strong API design, leadership of cross-functional projects, and a high ownership mindset to deliver scalable, regulated payment solutions at scale.