Software Engineer, Payins Card Networks

Stripe
Seattle, WA
Hybrid

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Stripe filed 133 H-1B positions titled "Software Engineer". Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data. A record of filings already made, not a commitment to sponsor.

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with experience in payment processing and software development, comfortable with building and maintaining card payments integrations across multiple codebases and collaborating with external financial partners.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in payment systems and experience with multiple programming languages and API protocols
    — “Build, test, and maintain software for card payments integrations across the company’s codebases to communicate with external card networks and payment processors using industry-standard protocols”
  • Candidates who have worked with ISO 8583 messages and data warehouse queries in financial contexts
    — “Working with ISO 8583 messages, and data warehouse queries”
  • Candidates with a track record of advising peers on integration architecture and payment processing choices
    — “Consult with and advise peers on integration architecture and payment processing implementation choices”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a strong understanding of payment processing flows with major card networks like Visa and Mastercard
    — “Payment processing in payins acquiring financial systems related to authorization and clearing flows with major global card networks including Visa and Mastercard”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with large-scale feature development and cross-team collaboration in your resume and interviews
    — “Work with engineers across the company to build new features at large-scale”
  • Emphasize your ability to design and implement testing strategies for complex systems
    — “Implement unit, functional, and integration tests to prevent bugs and regressions”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Building, testing, and maintaining software for card payments integrations
  • Consulting and advising peers on integration architecture
Typical background
Experience in software developmentBackground in payment processing

Skills & requirements

Required

JavaRubyScalaPythonRESTAgileJiraGITAngularjsNode.js

Preferred

Payment ProcessingData ModelingISO 8583Cloud

Stack & domain

JavaRubyScalaPythonAPIRESTSoapAgileJiraGITAngularjsNode.jsPayment ProcessingCard Networks

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

Build, develop, test, and deploy software infrastructure; 

Modify existing software to correct errors or to improve its performance; 

Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation; 

Build, test, and maintain software development for the company’s various codebases to integrate with external financial partners;

Consult and advise other peers on build system choices; 

Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine the feasibility of design within time and cost constraints;

Work with engineers across the company to build new features at large-scale;

Implement unit, functional, and integration tests to prevent bugs and regressions; 

Set the mission and perform short and medium term planning and prioritization for an engineering team;

Build, test, and maintain software for card payments integrations across the company’s codebases to communicate with external card networks and payment processors using industry-standard protocols; 

Consult with and advise peers on integration architecture and payment processing implementation choices; and

Analyze user needs and payment processing requirements to determine the feasibility of design within time and cost constraints for card network integrations

Who you are

Minimum requirements

Must have a Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, or a related field, plus two (2) years of experience in Software Development.

Must also have two (2) years of experience in each of the following:

Writing and debugging computer code;

Writing software to issue and serve HTTP requests;

Java, Ruby, Scala, or Python; and

API, REST, Soap, Agile, Jira, GIT, AngularJS, or NodeJS.

Must also have one (1) year of experience in each of the following:

Payment processing in payins acquiring financial systems related to authorization and clearing flows with major global card networks including Visa and Mastercard;

Data modeling of card features in acquiring payments for financial processing systems;

Working with ISO 8583 messages, and data warehouse queries; and

Cloud.

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. WA71

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Source: Stripe careers

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