Full-Time
Software Engineer
Posted on 6/2/2026
Stripe
10,001+ employees
Online payment processing APIs for businesses
Compensation Overview
$190.4k - $285.6k/yr
Seattle, WA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; approximately 50% telecommuting with on-site in Seattle, WA.
Bachelor's
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- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field plus 2 years of experience in software development.
- 2 years of experience working with Ruby, Java, Scala, or Go
- 2 years of experience implementing industry standard design patterns
- 2 years of experience building full-stack or backend applications at scale
- 2 years of experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs, services, and distributed systems at scale
- 2 years of experience writing unit tests and performing manual testing of complex software changes
- Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Stripes engineering teams using Ruby, Java, and Scala
- Build, develop, test and deploy software infrastructure
- Design and develop software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
- Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation
- Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine the feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
- Work with engineers across the company to build new features at large-scale
- Build new systems to securely store and reliably modify production systems
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Stripe provides online payment processing through a suite of APIs that let apps accept and process payments securely over the internet for businesses of all sizes. Developers integrate these APIs into websites or apps; Stripe handles payment methods, authorization, settlement, and payouts to sellers. It differentiates itself with a broad set of connected products around payments, including Billing, Connect, Issuing, Radar, Capital, Atlas, Climate, and Identity, all designed to work together via a developer-friendly API platform for use cases such as subscriptions, marketplaces, and creator payouts. Its goal is to make online monetization simple and secure for internet businesses while earning revenue from transaction fees and related services.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Private
Total Funding
$8.7B
Headquarters
South San Francisco, California
Founded
2010
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Stripe said first-half 2026 revenue rose 41%, signaling strong merchant expansion.
- Stripe agreed August 19, 2026 to acquire OpenRouter, widening AI payments distribution.
- Tempo mainnet and Payment Records deepen retention by connecting stablecoin flows and dunning automation.
What critics are saying
- Tempo, Circle Arc, and Tether Plasma fragment stablecoin liquidity and checkout standards by 2027.
- PayPal and Adyen compress pricing on cards while merchants keep multi-processor setups.
- OpenRouter integration drags Stripe into AI infrastructure wars, where hyperscalers commoditize routing margins.
What makes Stripe unique
- Stripe powers payments for 88% of Forbes AI 50, including OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Stripe now spans cards, stablecoins, model routing, and payments infrastructure across one stack.
- Payment Records unified off-Stripe billing data, exposing deeper workflow lock-in for multi-processor merchants.
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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.
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↓ -2%Stripe executives told investors in a letter obtained by Axios that they believe the "singularity" — when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence — arrived on 1 January 2026. The payment processor has been operating on that assumption ever since. CEO Patrick Collison, president John Collison, and president of technology and business William Gaybrick cited "a large inflection in long-run trends", including a significant increase in new firm creation. They join other tech leaders like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Tesla's Elon Musk in declaring the singularity's arrival, though several AI experts dispute this view. The company announced it was acquiring OpenRouter, an AI model marketplace startup. Stripe's first-half revenue rose 41% year-over-year.
Stripe told investors that January 1st marked the "beginning of the singularity," a major inflection point in longterm trends, according to a letter obtained by Axios. The payments giant said first-half revenue rose 41% year-over-year and free cashflow increased 43%. Stripe confirmed its acquisition of OpenRouter for more than $8 billion, mostly in stock. The company says 88% of the Forbes AI 50, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are building on its platform. The share of its revenue from AI and crypto companies has more than doubled year over year. Stripe was valued at $159 billion in February during an employee tender offer, up from $91.5 billion a year earlier. The company is also pursuing an acquisition of PayPal with Advent International, reportedly offering $53 billion.
Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model gateway and routing platform used to optimise token usage across more than 400 models from over 80 providers.
OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Stripe has finalised an agreement to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model-routing startup, for more than $7 billion, according to Bloomberg.