Staff Software Engineer, Code Forge (Fully Remote)

Stripe, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 224,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. seeks a senior software leader to define the technical direction for code review and drive complex projects from problem definition through delivery and adoption.

You will build and improve agent harnesses enabling review agents to exercise judgment and safely approve pull requests, while shaping safer, faster software delivery at scale.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience owning a technical domain and leading complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for code review and mentor engineers on complex projects from definition to delivery.
• Build and maintain Orbit Diffs and related code review tools to help engineers understand changes.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring engineers

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Orbit Diffs

Code review tooling

Agent harnesses

Job description

• Set technical direction for code review, build alignment across Stripe, and mentor engineers as you lead complex projects from problem definition through delivery and adoption.
• Build and improve agent harnesses that enable review agents to exercise judgment and safely approve pull requests.
• Develop evaluations that compare agent and human review decisions, assess safety of merged changes, and guide improvements.

What you’ll do:

• Evaluate and apply advances in AI and agent orchestration to accelerate engineering delivery across Stripe while maintaining review quality.
• Build and maintain Orbit Diffs and surrounding code review tools to help engineers understand changes and focus attention.
• Improve code ownership, intelligent reviewer assignment, stacked pull request workflows, and change management controls.

Who you are:

• Minimum requirements include a BS or MS in Computer Science and 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience owning a technical domain and leading complex projects from ambiguous problems through delivery is required.
• Preferred qualifications include experience building agent harnesses or developer productivity tools.

Pay and benefits:

• The annual US base salary range for this role is $224,000 - $336,000.
• Additional benefits may include equity, company bonus, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and wellness stipends.

Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, enabling millions of companies to accept payments and grow revenue. With a mission to increase the GDP of the internet, Stripe is a large company with thousands of employees and a culture focused on innovation and rigorous thinking.