Software Engineer

Stripe

Seattle, WA

Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward experienced engineers comfortable with high-availability systems and distributed infrastructure, with a focus on backend services and cross-functional collaboration in the financial tech domain.

Best fit for

Experienced engineers with strong cloud and distributed systems expertise, particularly in AWS and NoSQL databases
— “Cloud technologies, including AWS and Azure; NoSQL databases”
Candidates with a track record of building and maintaining mission-critical infrastructure in production environments
— “Design, build, and operate critical tier-0 backend services that must achieve 99.99%+ availability”
Individuals who thrive in collaborative settings and have experience working with cross-functional stakeholders
— “Deliver value through a strong collaborative approach with multiple customers and stakeholders across Stripe”

Things to consider

This role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in each of several technical areas, including distributed systems and cloud platforms
— “Must have three (3) years of experience in each of the following”
On-call rotation is a requirement, indicating a need for availability and incident response capability
— “participate in an on-call rotation”
The position is based in Seattle, WA, with 50% telecommuting allowed, which may impact work-life balance expectations
— “50% Telecommuting permitted”

How to stand out

Emphasize experience in creating deploy pipelines and operating AMIs in your resume and interview responses
— “Set up and operate infrastructure that participates in decentralized distributed systems, including creating deploy pipelines for artifacts”
Showcase your ability to harden systems and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for production environments
— “Build and harden custom Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) used to bootstrap EC2 instances, and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for these systems”
Highlight your experience with metrics, alarms, and dashboards in your technical projects and career narrative
— “Metrics, alarms and dashboards”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

high availability of backend services
robust infrastructure design

Typical background

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field3+ years of software engineering experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Cloud TechnologiesDistributed SystemsLinux OSMetrics And AlarmsNosql DatabasesProduction Incident Handling

Preferred

Go, Python, Java

Stack & domain

Designing, Building, And Operating Critical Tier-0 Backend ServicesImproving Developer ToolingDesigning And Implementing Robust, Scalable InfrastructureParticipating In An On-call RotationCollaborating With Engineering TeamsSetting Up And Operating InfrastructureCreating Deploy Pipelines For ArtifactsBuilding And Hardening Custom Amazon Machine Images (amis)Implementing Monitoring, Logging, And AlertingParticipating In Roadmap Planning And PrioritizationDelivering Value Through A Strong Collaborative ApproachSoftware EngineeringCloud TechnologiesBackend ServicesInfrastructure

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe, LLC. 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.
What you’ll do
Responsibilities
Design, build, and operate critical tier-0 backend services that must achieve 99.99%+ availability and handle security-sensitive data.
Responsible for improving developer tooling.
Design and implement robust, scalable infrastructure, participate in an on-call rotation, and collaborate with engineering teams across the company to plan and safely execute changes in production.
Set up and operate infrastructure that participates in decentralized distributed systems, including creating deploy pipelines for artifacts.
Build and harden custom Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) used to bootstrap EC2 instances, and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for these systems.
Participate in roadmap planning and prioritization.
Deliver value through a strong collaborative approach with multiple customers and stakeholders across Stripe.
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field, plus three (3) years of software engineering or related experience.
Must have three (3) years of experience in each of the following:
Cloud technologies, including AWS and Azure;
Go, Python or Java;
Developing, maintaining and debugging distributed systems;
Linux OS;
Metrics, alarms and dashboards;
NoSQL databases; and
Handling critical incidents for production systems.
Salary: $156,800 - $235,200/yr
This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.
40 hrs/week
50% Telecommuting permitted.
Multiple Positions Available.
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. WA61
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Source: Stripe careers