Backend Engineer - Payments and Risk

Note: if you are an intern, new grad, staff, frontend or fullstack applicant, please do not apply using this link and visit our jobs page for those specific postings. Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies — from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups — use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About The Organization Payments and Risk Sub-orgs: Link and OCS, Payments Acceptance, Risk The Payments organization focuses on developing products and platforms that enable users to accept payments from customers efficiently. This includes building APIs for processing payments, enabling regional, non-card payment options, and extending Stripe's capabilities to make it easy for businesses to accept in-person payments. Optimized Checkout and Link teams work to create best-in-class checkout experiences that enhance customer satisfaction and drive merchant conversion rates. The Risk Engineering team develops products that minimize financial and regulatory risks while ensuring a seamless user experience, thereby safeguarding Stripe's brand and financial stability. Team Matching: Exact team matching for one of the sub-teams will begin during final stages. Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. What you'll do We're looking for backend engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale with a passion for building ergonomic APIs. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams — from Infrastructure to Product — to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs. Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requestsDebug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stackMentor engineers to help them growCollaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processesCollaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues 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. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Minimum Requirements 2+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships or co-ops)Strong coding skills in any programming language (we understand new languages can be learned on the job, so our interview process is language agnostic)Strong collaboration skills; can work across workstreams within your team and contribute to your peers' successAbility to thrive with a high degree of autonomy and ownership, with an entrepreneurial mindsetInterested in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems and delight both internal and external users Preferred Qualifications Experience with large-scale financial tracking systemsGood understanding and practical knowledge of cloud-based services (e.g., gRPC, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS, etc.) Working remotely at Stripe A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live. Pay and benefits The annual US base salary range for this role is $173,000 - $259,600. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process. Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. We look forward to hearing from you. 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. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us. Apply now Please find our California applicant personal information notice here. The application window will remain open for 100 days after the Job Post is published. However, this opportunity will remain open based on the needs of the business, which may cause the application window to close before or after the 100-day mark.