Software Engineer, Bridge

Stripe

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NYSan Francisco, CA
Salary
$190,400–$285,600 / yr
Posted
161 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 3 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $170k
This role $238k
$94k most similar roles pay here $306k

This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$195,600 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $238k versus about $170k 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 · Software Engineer, Bridge

As a Software Engineer, Bridge, you will join an engineering-focused team to build and maintain high-performance, business-critical infrastructure for a payments platform utilizing stablecoins. You will take sole ownership of projects, often without direct product management support, while collaborating with internal legal and compliance teams and external partners to improve the experience for global users. Your daily work involves shipping software for a suite of API products and making technical trade-offs that balance business priorities with sustainable engineering standards. The role requires building backend systems using SQL databases and potentially utilizing frameworks like Rails, Django, or Express. You will solve complex problems in the payment infrastructure space, specifically focusing on stablecoin rails to facilitate faster, cheaper cross-border money movement and provide global access to dollars through virtual accounts and payouts.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $224000 from 203 postings across 41 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and ship high-performance, reliable infrastructure for the company's suite of API products.
  • Take sole ownership of projects from conception to completion without constant product management oversight.
  • Liaise with internal legal and compliance teams as well as external partners and developers.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvements to enhance the experience for partners and end users.
  • Make technical trade-offs that balance business priorities, user experience, and long-term system sustainability.
  • Improve engineering standards, tooling, and internal processes for the broader organization.
  • Write maintainable, well-tested, and modular code while maintaining a pragmatic pace of delivery.
  • Create clear technical documentation to support developers and internal stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience.
  • Experience building backend systems with SQL databases is required.
  • Ability to write maintainable, well-tested, and modular code while remaining pragmatic about speed.
  • Strong ownership skills to lead and influence the design and direction of products.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentation.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a growth mindset and curiosity.

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