Staff Software Engineer, Money Movement - Scale Payments

Stripe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 224,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k)

Medical benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe in the United States is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader for Money Movement to define the technical roadmap and guide multiple teams across Payments Infrastructure and core APIs. You will mentor senior engineers, design large-scale, high-availability systems, and drive cross-functional initiatives that touch billions of transactions globally.

The role emphasizes ownership in ambiguous spaces, clear communication, and collaboration with product and leadership, with in-office

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering with staff-level scope.
• Experience designing large-scale, financially correct distributed systems.
• Proven cross-functional leadership across multiple teams.
• Strong API design for developer-friendly interfaces.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and own problems.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs and large-scale systems.
• Debug and solve production issues; mentor engineers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to build features at scale.
• Work in a distributed, hybrid team with open communication.

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

API design

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Stripe in the United States is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader for Money Movement to define the technical roadmap and guide multiple teams across Payments Infrastructure and core APIs. You will mentor senior engineers, design large-scale, high-availability systems, and drive cross-functional initiatives that touch billions of transactions globally.

The role emphasizes ownership in ambiguous spaces, clear communication, and collaboration with product and leadership, with in-office