Forward Deployed Engineer, Professional Services

Stripe

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
New York, NYSeattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$190,400–$285,600 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $179k
This role $238k
$112k most similar roles pay here $304k

This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$216,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $238k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses, providing payment processing, billing, fraud prevention, and banking-as-a-service APIs to businesses of all sizes globally. Industry: Payments Infrastructure & Financial Technology

Stripe currently has 173 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,400–$285,600 across 171 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Forward Deployed Engineer, Professional Services

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, Professional Services, you will join the newly formed Forward Deployed Engineering team to build scalable integrations and standalone applications for strategic users. You will work closely with Product and Engineering teams to design, architect, and deploy production-ready software that incorporates user business logic and Stripe best practices. Your daily responsibilities include collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, creating tools and frameworks to scale impact, and engaging directly with users to solve complex technical challenges. The role requires expertise in full-stack development using technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Go, or Java. You must possess skills in backend infrastructure, containerized applications, and object-oriented programming. This position focuses on solving integration hurdles by building resilient connections and custom features within the financial infrastructure ecosystem to meet specific client requirements.

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?

Median $215000 from 45 postings across 23 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and architect secure, scalable technical solutions aligned with customer needs.
  • Build and deploy production applications combining business logic with Stripe best practices.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to bridge the gap between technical and executive goals.
  • Drive the strategic direction of the Forward Deployed Engineering team.
  • Engage directly with users to identify challenges and co-develop custom solutions.
  • Develop tools, frameworks, and best practices to scale impact across multiple accounts.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of professional full-stack development experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Go, or Java.
  • Experience building backend infrastructure and systems that scale.
  • Demonstrated ability to design, build, and deploy production applications.
  • Ability to perform rapid prototyping while maintaining high quality standards.
  • Familiarity with containerized applications and object-oriented programming languages.
  • Strong problem-solving skills combined with an understanding of the product and business side of development.
  • Experience working as a software consultant is preferred.
  • Proficiency in distributed systems, API design, and data modeling is preferred.

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