Full-Time

Staff Engineer

User Billing

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Stripe

Stripe

10,001+ employees

Online payment processing solutions provider

Fintech
Financial Services

Expert

Remote in USA

Category
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Data Science
Business Strategy
Requirements
  • 10+ years professional software development experience, including technical leadership of projects across teams or product areas
  • Have solid experience in architecting and designing large-scale and complex systems that delivered critical impact to a business
  • Experience influencing company strategy at the intersection of business needs and technology (you measure your success in terms of business impact, not lines of code)
  • Are skilled in working across engineering teams and other functions in building alignment, driving decision making, and communicating transparently
  • Demonstrated experience in upleveling engineering best practices and creating technical efficiencies across teams
  • Are effective in giving and receiving constructive feedback to/from peers and team members
  • Experience mentoring and investing in the development engineers and peers
Responsibilities
  • Refine and extend the technical roadmap for the org, making effective tradeoffs between short- and long-term priorities by taking into consideration business priorities, user experience, and strong technical foundations
  • Drive interoperability across platforms in User Billing and integrations across Stripe with product, accounting, sales, finance, and data science teams
  • Help drive sound technical decision making within User Billing and align technical roadmaps with other teams across Stripe
  • Ensure our platform solutions and billing data are high quality, meet the needs of our internal users, and position us to meet Stripe’s growth
  • Lead large cross-team and cross-functional efforts to develop new monetization and commercial capabilities to support Stripe’s product and sales strategies
  • Assist with team growth and development by mentoring engineers at all levels
  • Raise the bar for technical excellence by leading by example reinforcing high-quality engineering practices

Stripe provides online payment processing solutions for internet businesses through a suite of payment APIs. These APIs enable businesses to accept and process payments easily over the internet. Stripe serves a diverse clientele, including small startups and large enterprises, across various sectors such as e-commerce, subscription services, and marketplaces. The company focuses on simplifying and securing online payments, charging fees based on transaction volume. Its offerings include payment acceptance, billing management, fraud prevention tools, and financing options, among others. Stripe's goal is to streamline the payment process for businesses of all sizes, ensuring they can manage transactions efficiently and securely.

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$8.5B

Headquarters

South San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

-2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Stripe's partnership with Klarna increases revenue by up to 14% for merchants.
  • Stablecoin payments via Stripe enhance global payment flexibility for contractors.
  • Stripe's instant A/B testing feature optimizes payment strategies for businesses.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging fintechs like Keys Inc. could challenge Stripe's market share.
  • Increased fintech ad spending may raise customer acquisition costs for Stripe.
  • Stripe's success is partly tied to Klarna's market performance and perception.

What makes Stripe unique

  • Stripe offers a comprehensive suite of payment APIs for online businesses.
  • Stripe's partnership with Klarna enhances its BNPL offerings, boosting merchant revenue.
  • Stripe's global reach supports businesses in 25 countries with diverse payment solutions.

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Benefits

Inclusive coverage - We provide a thoughtful and balanced set of benefits that allow Stripes to be their best selves and do great work. Whether that means offering comprehensive mental, physical, and medical health plans, supporting Stripes’ financial futures, providing fertility benefits and parental leave, or making sure Stripes have access to healthy food at the office, our robust programs put Stripes and their families first.

Growth by way of learning - We are voracious learners and teachers. Our Education team delivers an onboarding and product training curriculum for all new Stripes, and hosts expert-led courses on things like project management fundamentals and macroeconomics. Beyond the formal program, Stripes are constantly sharing knowledge with each other through conversation, documentation, reading groups, and informal talks.

A principled approach to food - The food program holds a special place in Stripe’s history and future. These Stripes come to our kitchen from a breadth of backgrounds and experiences, and focus on one proposition—respect. This is apparent not only in the local ingredients they work with or in the gracious, teamwork-driven buffet lines, but also in their approach to growing a global team through sustainable food practices and minimal waste.