Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Build a great customer experience for internal and external Stripe teams using our infrastructure.
• Participate in roadmap planning and prioritization.
• Deliver value through a strong collaborative approach with multiple customers and stakeholders across Stripe.
• Debug production issues across services and several levels of the stack.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering skills and a passion for building infrastructure.
• Ability to write high-quality code in languages like Go, Java, or C/C++.
• 2-12+ years of professional hands-on software development experience.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration and customer obsession skills.
• Ability to thrive in an autonomous work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience optimizing the performance of distributed systems.
• User-focused mindset, both for internal and external users.
• High standards for production work.

Benefits

• Equity
• Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Wellness stipends

About the Company

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform designed for businesses ranging from large enterprises to ambitious startups. Stripe is committed to increasing the GDP of the internet and offers numerous opportunities to work on impactful projects across various critical business areas, such as Core Infrastructure, Developer Infrastructure, and Reliability Insights. The company prioritizes scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness while enhancing developer productivity and system performance.