Software Engineer, Backend

Stripe

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $206,086–$285,600 / yr
Posted: 19 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $189k

This role $246k

$137k most similar roles pay here $302k

This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $153,237–$225,450 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $246k versus about $189k 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 145 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $203,600–$291,650 across 142 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Backend

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As a Software Engineer, Backend, you will join the engineering team to develop scalable computer systems that manage large volumes of information to fulfill business goals for partners. Your daily responsibilities include improving backend scalability and performance by integrating lightweight frameworks, overhauling APIs, and optimizing database systems. You will build tools to ingest signals from various sources, implement logging and data visualization systems for backend APIs, and create reliable automated testing suites to reduce manual tasks. The role requires expertise in Java, C++, Python, or Ruby to design high-performance RESTful microservices and distributed systems. You will also diagnose production issues across multiple stack levels while collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline CI and CD pipelines. This position focuses on building robust financial infrastructure and solving complex technical challenges within the core backend architecture.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $208250 from 378 postings across 36 companies.

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Skills

Java C++ Python Ruby Microservices Distributed Systems Automated Testing Data Visualization Scalable Systems

What you'll do

Develop scalable computer systems to manage large volumes of information for business goals.
Improve backend scalability and performance by overhauling APIs and optimizing database systems.
Build tools to ingest and process signals from various sources for partner teams.
Design and implement logging and data visualization systems for backend APIs.
Diagnose and resolve software issues reported from production, automated testing, and customers.
Create scalable and reliable automated testing suites to reduce manual QA tasks.
Streamline development and deployment processes using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines.

What we're looking for

Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Must have six years of software development experience.
Must have four years of experience building software solutions in Java, C++, Python, or Ruby.
Must have four years of experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems.
Must have four years of experience translating business needs into software requirements and designs.
Must have four years of experience debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
Must have four years of experience in distributed systems.
Must have four years of experience in the design and implementation of scalable high-performance RESTful microservices.