Software Engineer, Authorization Infrastructure

Stripe

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASouth San Francisco, CA
Salary
$156,800–$235,200 / yr
Posted
27 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $196k
$118k most similar roles pay here $248k

This role pays more than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$229,825 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $196k versus about $187k 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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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Authorization Infrastructure

As a Software Engineer, Authorization Infrastructure, you will join a specialized team dedicated to building robust authorization infrastructure and platforms that ensure proper access control for users and services. You will be responsible for developing reliable, performant, and scalable systems including libraries, frameworks, and services while creating policy-driven solutions to protect resources. Your daily work involves collaborating with internal product and infrastructure teams to improve user experience and provide access observability and continuous policy governance for legal and compliance requirements. The role requires expertise in the security domain and a focus on solving complex problems regarding authorization. Preferred technical skills include proficiency in Go, Java, or Ruby. You will solve critical challenges related to enforcing access controls and maintaining data security across various internal systems to ensure resources are accessed securely and remain compliant with established policies.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain reliable, performant, and scalable authorization infrastructure including libraries, frameworks, and services.
  • Develop comprehensive, easy-to-use, and policy-driven authorization solutions for internal teams.
  • Analyze and understand the specific authorization needs of product and infrastructure teams.
  • Provide access visibility tools to help resource owners manage risks of inappropriate access.
  • Implement continuous policy governance to ensure compliance with legal and security standards.
  • Partner with internal teams to adopt authorization platforms that protect sensitive user data.

What we're looking for

  • 2-5 years of professional hands-on software development experience.
  • Experience in the security domain.
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Ability to drive clear next steps in ambiguous situations.
  • Ability to design simple, scalable solutions for complex problems.
  • High standards for code quality and a constructive attitude toward peer review.
  • Experience in the authorization domain is preferred.
  • Proficiency in Go, Java, or Ruby is preferred.

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