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Staff Software Engineer - Payments

Stripe

About the role

About Stripe

Stripe builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size use our software to accept payments and manage their operations online.

The opportunity

Join our Payments team to build the next generation of payment processing technology.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement payment processing features
  • Ensure 99.99% uptime for payment infrastructure
  • Lead technical initiatives across teams
  • Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Deep understanding of payment systems
  • Experience with high-scale distributed systems
  • Strong programming skills in Ruby, Go, or Java

Benefits

  • Industry-leading compensation
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous parental leave
  • Annual learning budget

About the company

Stripe logo

Stripe

Company size

501+ employees

Company type

Scale-up

Job details

Location

San Francisco, CA

Work mode

Hybrid

Employment type

Full-time

Salary range

$200k - $300k

Posted

February 1, 2026

Last updated

February 1, 2026