Technical Program Manager

Stripe

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
South San Francisco, CA
Salary
$174,637–$260,200 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $217k
$136k most similar roles pay here $273k

This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $167,000–$219,175 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $217k versus about $193k 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 · Technical Program Manager

As a Technical Program Manager, you will join the Core Infrastructure team to manage complex programs spanning compute, networking, database, and services. You will collaborate with Engineering Managers and Product Managers to define, scope, and drive large-scale initiatives while identifying technical roadblocks and trade-offs in system design. Your daily work involves creating high-quality documentation, developing program management frameworks, and improving the execution capabilities of engineering teams through training and consensus building. The role requires navigating ambiguity to solve infrastructure pain points across multiple domains. To succeed, you must possess expertise in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and cloud infrastructure. You will utilize SQL for data analysis to drive strategic decisions at an engineering leadership level while focusing on improving developer productivity and experience within the core technical infrastructure of the platform.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?

Median $211325 from 72 postings across 20 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Identify infrastructure pain points across multiple domains to develop cross-functional solutions.
  • Produce high-quality written proposals, technical documentation, and communication plans for stakeholders.
  • Execute complex technical programs requiring deep systems and engineering knowledge.
  • Define, scope, and drive large-scale programs to completion in partnership with product and engineering leadership.
  • Shape technical designs by predicting roadblocks and identifying trade-offs alongside engineers.
  • Develop and implement program management frameworks and KPIs to track success criteria.
  • Train and coach engineering teams to improve their delivery execution and capabilities.
  • Operationalize critical cross-functional programs for core infrastructure including compute, networking, and databases.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Must have 8 years of experience in Technical Program Management or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of the required experience must be post-Bachelor's progressive experience.
  • Must have 8 years of experience in Distributed Systems and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
  • Must have 8 years of experience in program management across all phases of software development.
  • Must have 8 years of experience driving process improvements and leading large-scale efforts across multiple teams.
  • Must have 6 years of experience in core infrastructure including database, cloud compute, networking, and services.
  • Must have 4 years of SQL experience, 3 years of Data Analysis, 3 years of Cloud Infrastructure, and 3 years of Developer Productivity/Experience.

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