As a senior data infrastructure leader at Stripe's Data & Data Science team, you will shape the technical direction of analytical platforms that ensure consistency and reliability across the company. Your daily responsibilities include leading architecture reviews to set standards for how analytical data is modeled, stored, and served, tackling complex cross-team data challenges, and driving initiatives to improve data quality and accessibility. You will define a multi-year roadmap for analytics infrastructure, including warehouse design and real-time systems, while also mentoring teams and building shared tooling that enhances analytical productivity. Essential skills include deep expertise in SQL, experience with AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code, and familiarity with warehouse design and metrics infrastructure. Ideal candidates have a proven track record of setting long-term technical vision for analytics platforms and leading cross-team data initiatives at high-growth companies.
Skills
SQL
dbt
Looker
Hadoop
Spark
Terraform
CI/CD
AWS
Kubernetes
Python
PostgreSQL
Git
Docker
Prometheus
Grafana
AI-assisted development tools
Data governance
Data quality initiatives
Real-time analytics systems
What you'll do
Lead architecture reviews and set analytical standards for data modeling and governance.
Solve complex cross-cutting data challenges requiring deep expertise across multiple teams.
Drive organization-wide initiatives to ensure reliable, well-defined metrics for decision-making.
Shape long-term technical vision for analytics infrastructure including warehouse design and schema standards.
Mentor team members and build shared tooling to enhance the quality of analytical work.
Translate business needs into scalable, governed data solutions with clear adoption plans.
What we're looking for
10+ years of experience in data analysis, analytics engineering, business intelligence, or data science roles.
Deep expertise in SQL and proven ability to optimize complex queries and debug data pipelines.
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to accelerate data work and improve productivity.
Proven track record of setting long-term technical vision for analytics platforms and shaping their architecture.
Expertise in warehouse design, schema standards, metric layer integration, and performance optimization.
Experience leading cross-team or org-wide data initiatives improving data quality and consistency.
Strong communication skills to align senior leaders on technical direction and complex data problems.
Market check
Salary context
This
$179,000–$268,400
range sits above
94%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$99,000–$194,700
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$126,800–$188,200
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
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
52 open roles
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$178,600–$261,000
across 52 roles with salary data.
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