Software Engineer, Stripe

Experimental Projects

$190.4-285.6k

Salary in US currency, may vary in other locations

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Java

Ruby

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Remote from Canada, US

More information about location

A financial infrastructure platform for businesses

Open for applications

A financial infrastructure platform for businesses

1001+ employees

FintechB2BPaymentsCredit cardsFinancial Services

Open for applications

$190.4-285.6k

Salary in US currency, may vary in other locations

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Java

Ruby

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Remote from Canada, US

More information about location

1001+ employees

FintechB2BPaymentsCredit cardsFinancial Services

Company mission

To increase the GDP of the internet

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply
5+ years of professional, hands on full-stack development experience with languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, Python, Go, or Java
Excel at rapid prototyping while maintaining appropriate quality standards
Demonstrate strong product intuition and user empathy
Have experience building and shipping customer facing products from scratch
At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description

Desirable

Are comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments
Have a passion for working on side-projects, open source, or similar self-driven initiatives you’re proud of
Bring energy and enthusiasm that inspires collaboration

What the job involves

Stripe's Experimental Projects team is our in-house innovation lab where we rapidly transform ideas into working prototypes
We operate as an idea incubator, building and testing new concepts with real users, sometimes going from concept to functional prototype in just days
As a Software Engineer on the Experimental Projects team, you'll be at the forefront of innovation at Stripe, turning promising ideas into tangible solutions that could shape the future of our platform
You'll have the autonomy to identify opportunities, rapidly build prototypes, and work directly with users to validate and iterate on your solutions
This role combines technical excellence with creative problem-solving – you'll work across our entire technology stack to bring ideas to life, sometimes in just days
Your work will help us discover new ways to empower businesses worldwide, contributing directly to Stripe's mission of increasing the GDP of the internet
Whether it's creating new developer tools, exploring novel payment experiences, or inventing entirely new products, you'll have the freedom to experiment and the resources to make a significant impact
Drive projects from ideation to implementation, taking ownership of the full development lifecycle
Build full-stack solutions including intuitive web frontends, clean APIs, and robust backend systems
Work across various technologies and languages (TypeScript, Ruby, Python, Java, etc.) based on project needs
Collaborate directly with users to understand their needs and gather feedback
Prototype and validate ideas quickly, pivoting or adjusting based on real-world usage
Partner with teams across Stripe to integrate with existing systems and infrastructure

Our take

Stripe, nowadays a FinTech giant, spent the first few years since its founding building up its payments business, which primarily consisted of providing an API to eCommerce businesses so that they could easily integrate a payment option in their apps or websites, where before there was none.

More recently, Stripe has started to accelerate its growth with a significantly larger range of financial services including cash advances and credit cards. They also plan to build incorporation services, fraud protection, and more, diversifying its revenue away from payments and differentiating itself from its competitors.

To further expand its position, the company is extending its services to countries with vast customer potential, including Brazil, Japan and India. It is also partnering with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT - a win-win collaboration that is monetising OpenAI’s flagship products and at the same time enhancing Stripe with GPT-4, as it moves forward with intentions to "build the payments foundation for tomorrow's AI economy."

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-5% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Trustpilot (1.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)

Mar 2023

$6.5bn

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Mar 2021

$600m

SERIES H

Total funding: $8.7bn

Company benefits

Unlimited paid time off policy
Work from home opportunities
Comprehensive mental, physical and medical health plans
Fertility benefits and parental leave

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Patrick Collison

(CEO)

Studied maths at MIT before founding Stripe. Also on the board of the Long Now Foundation.

John Collison

(President)

Studied at Harvard but dropped out to found Stripe.

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