Staff Software Engineer, Service Infrastructure

Stripe

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASouth San Francisco, CA
Salary
$224,000–$336,000 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $201k
This role $280k
$139k most similar roles pay here $357k

This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $163,725–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $280k versus about $201k 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 · Staff Software Engineer, Service Infrastructure

As a Staff Software Engineer, Service Infrastructure, you will join the Service Infrastructure team as a technical lead to build and expand service frameworks that ensure payment systems, fraud detection, and other products remain resilient and scalable. You will manage a team of engineers, collaborate with infrastructure and product engineering organizations, and advance service-oriented architecture adoption across the company. Your daily work involves designing high-performance infrastructure products, managing the development lifecycle from planning to delivery, and providing hands-on technical leadership in areas like architecture, design, and incident response. You will utilize skills in API design, abstractions, and frameworks while working with technologies including databases, Kafka, Kubernetes, and web frameworks. Candidates must be proficient in at least one of Java, Ruby, Python, or Go to solve complex problems within the service infrastructure platform.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead a team of engineers by providing mentorship, guidance, and technical support.
  • Partner with Engineering Managers to create roadmaps that align with the company's engineering vision.
  • Prioritize engineering work based on user needs and pain points to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Oversee the entire development lifecycle from planning to delivery while maintaining high quality standards.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership in architecture, design, requirements setting, and incident response.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to define and drive the long-term services roadmap.
  • Support key infrastructure initiatives by working with high-visibility teams and stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of technical experience.
  • 5+ years in a strategic technical leadership role.
  • Experience leading engineering teams working on API design, abstractions, frameworks, or client libraries.
  • Hands-on experience building infrastructure and products for internal or external customers.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language: Java, Ruby, Python, or Go.
  • Ability to transition between high-level strategic discussions and detailed coding.
  • Proven track record of delivering pragmatic solutions that accelerate business growth.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and clear communication for diverse audiences.

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