Staff Backend Engineer, Stripe

• 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. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement
• This is a staff-level role, which typically means 10+ years of experience building complex, reliable, scalable APIs or distributed systems
• Track record of leading the technical design and delivery of large projects across multiple engineering teams
• Experience setting technical direction and translating strategy into an executable roadmap
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs with engineering, cross-functional partners, and senior leadership

Desirable

• The UI Platform team, known as Sail, builds the foundations that support Stripe’s Dashboard and many of Stripe’s other user interfaces
• The Sail Services team provides backend-for-frontend services that help product teams build consistent, scalable user experiences
• The team is defining its mission, roadmap, and technical vision as the UI platform takes on a more central role in how Stripe builds user interfaces
• We work with engineers, product managers, and designers across Stripe to connect the design system, software development kits, and backend services into a consistent, surprisingly delightful user experience
• As a Staff Software Engineer on the UI Platform team, you’ll help shape the technical direction for the services that support Stripe’s user interfaces. You’ll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, working with backend engineers and cross-functional partners to deliver platform capabilities that help Stripe build consistent, reliable user experiences
• Define a cross-team technical strategy, architecture, and multi-year roadmap for the backend services that power Stripe’s merchant-facing experiences
• Lead the design and delivery of scalable backend services that give product teams a consistent foundation for building reliable user experiences across the Dashboard, mobile applications, and other interfaces
• Build reusable platform capabilities that help product teams develop, operate, and improve their products with confidence
• Partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to connect the design system, software development kits, APIs, and backend services
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, technical guidance, and mentorship, raising the quality and effectiveness of the team’s work