Software Engineer

Stripe

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $235,090–$285,600 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $158k

This role $260k

$100k most similar roles pay here $305k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$179,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $260k versus about $158k 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

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As a Software Engineer, you will join the engineering team to build scalable and reliable backend services, webhooks, and public-facing APIs. You will write high-quality code to process data signals in real-time while taking ownership of medium-sized technical projects by translating requirements into secure, explainable system architectures. Your daily work involves participating in on-call rotations to debug and maintain high-visibility systems. The role requires proficiency in Java, Ruby, Python, and Go, along with experience in PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL data stores. You will work with Kafka or Kinesis for stream processing and use React and D3.js to build interactive frontend components and dashboards. This position focuses on solving complex problems at scale by designing distributed backend services that ensure fault tolerance and reliability within a high-throughput financial infrastructure environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

Java Ruby Python Go Postgre SQL MySQL NoSQL Kafka Kinesis React D3.js Webhooks Stream Processing Test Automation System Architecture

What you'll do

Build scalable and reliable backend services, webhooks, and public-facing APIs.
Write high-quality code to process and evaluate data signals in real-time at scale.
Translate product requirements into secure, explainable system architectures for medium-sized projects.
Participate in on-call rotations to debug and maintain high-visibility systems.
Collaborate with product teams to identify user pain points and inform the roadmap.
Design and deploy distributed backend services handling concurrency and fault tolerance.
Manage relational and NoSQL databases including schema design and query optimization.
Develop automated tools and frontend components to visualize customer behavior and metrics.

What we're looking for

Must have a Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 3 years of experience.
Alternatively, must have a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 5 years of experience.
Must have 3 years of experience with programming languages including Java, Ruby, Python, and Go.
Must have 3 years of experience building scalable backend services, webhooks, and public-facing APIs.
Must have 3 years of experience designing and deploying distributed backend services in production environments.
Must have 3 years of experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) or NoSQL data stores.
Must have 3 years of experience with stream processing or event-driven architectures like Kafka or Kinesis.
Must have 3 years of experience developing frontend components and dashboards using React and D3.js.