Stripe9 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, Link

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Responsibilities

  • 01Lead the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for large, ambiguous Link initiatives that create new money-movement primitives
  • 02Own projects end to end: clarify the problem, define an incremental technical plan, align stakeholders, drive delivery, launch safely, and use results to guide further investment
  • 03Build robust, scalable backend services and high-quality consumer-facing experiences across Java, Ruby, and TypeScript
  • 04Lead a project team of engineers through execution, creating clarity on priorities, decisions, risks, and delivery milestones
  • 05Partner with Product, Design, Data Science, Risk, Infrastructure, and other Stripe teams to build capabilities that are safe, reliable, and useful
  • 06Navigate dependencies across Stripe’s payments and money-movement platforms, making thoughtful tradeoffs between speed, user experience, operational reliability, and durable technical foundations
  • 07Raise the engineering bar through technical leadership, design reviews, mentoring, and constructive feedback across the team
  • 08Help shape the team’s longer-term roadmap by identifying opportunities, technical risks, and investments needed to scale Link’s financial capabilities globally

Requirements

  • 018+ years of backend and/or full-stack software development experience, with a track record of owning large, ambiguous systems end-to-end
  • 02Demonstrated technical experience leading the design and delivery of large, complex software projects from early definition through production launch
  • 03Strong full-stack engineering skills, including experience building reliable backend services and polished user-facing product experiences
  • 04Experience leading and unblocking a group of engineers on a substantial project as a senior individual contributor
  • 05Ability to operate effectively in high-ambiguity environments: framing problems, making durable technical decisions, and creating an actionable path forward
  • 06Excellent cross-functional and cross-organizational collaboration skills, with the ability to align teams with different systems, priorities, and constraints
  • 07Strong engineering judgment around system reliability, operational excellence, security, and maintainability
  • 08A product-minded approach to engineering, with a focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for users and the business