Staff Software Engineer, Startup Products

Stripe; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company bonus

Sales commissions/bonuses

401(k) plan

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a senior software leader to define and drive the technical strategy for Startup Products, guiding the development of new 0?1 initiatives from exploration to launch.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex legal and financial workflows into intuitive user experiences, while mentoring engineers and owning architecture, API design, and delivery across platforms.

Qualifications

• Requires over 10 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of owning large, ambiguous systems end-to-end.
• Must possess strong full-stack skills and the ability to align teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical strategy for Startup Products from exploration to launch.
• Lead development of new 0?1 initiatives and translate complex workflows into intuitive UX.

Skills

Full-stack Engineering

Technical Strategy

System Architecture

API Design

Backend Services

Product Management

Ruby

TypeScript

0?1 Product Development

Technical Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Mentoring

Documentation

Risk Management

AI-powered Product Experiences

Tools

Stripe stack tools

Job description

Define and drive the technical strategy for Startup Products while leading the development of new 0?1 initiatives from exploration to launch. Partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex legal and financial workflows into intuitive user experiences.

Requirements:

Requires over 10 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of owning large, ambiguous systems end-to‑end. Must possess strong full‑stack skills and the ability to align teams without direct authority.

Key Skills:

• Full-stack Engineering
• Technical Strategy
• System Architecture
• API Design
• Backend Services
• Product Management
• Ruby
• TypeScript
• 0?1 Product Development
• Technical Leadership
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Documentation
• Risk Management
• AI-powered Product Experiences

Benefits:

• Equity
• Company bonus
• Sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness stipends