Senior Staff Engineer, Stripe

• We’re looking for someone with a strong background in compute and/or storage/databases and/or networking cloud infrastructure who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role
• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
• 15+ years of professional experience in a software development or DevOps automation role
• A strong engineering background in distributed infrastructure and/or platform services, including one or more of the following: storage, databases, compute, networking
• Experience leading projects on a cross-team and company-wide scale
• Experience optimizing the reliability and security of distributed systems
• Experience scaling and migrating systems with little to no downtime
• Experience mentoring engineers at various stages in their careers
• Experience developing, maintaining, and debugging distributed systems
• Experience driving a culture of operational excellence, with a deep understanding of metrics, alerts, and dashboards

Desirable

• The Infrastructure team at Stripe is responsible for core capabilities that empower all Stripe product teams to deliver exceptional services. We define and drive the vision for our platform, aiming for optimal durability, scale, and availability while carefully balancing cost and recovery time
• With a scale growth of 50-60% YoY, we maintain Stripe’s six nines of availability, all while ensuring efficiency and reducing the operational load of our teams
• As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in defining and driving the evolution of Stripe’s Core Infrastructure. Your expertise and influence will empower our teams and the business to scale effectively while achieving an exceptional price/performance ratio
• You’ll collaborate with engineers across the company to design and build large-scale capabilities, all while enhancing our internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes
• Lead the design, planning, construction, and maintenance of Compute, Storage, and Networking systems utilized throughout Stripe
• Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making across Core Infrastructure, various Infrastructure teams, and Stripe's platform and product teams
• Mentor and cultivate the next generation of technical leaders at Stripe
• Influence and participate in roadmap planning and prioritization
• Debug production issues across services and various levels of the stack
• Focus on scaling and automating infrastructure services
• Spearhead initiatives to enhance reliability and observability
• Collaborate with the leadership team to identify current and future infrastructure needs across Stripe, understand specific requirements, and prioritize both short-term and long-term solutions