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Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions

Join Stripe as a Backend Engineer to develop critical systems for financial decision-making in a high-growth environment.

Location
Chicago, IL
Compensation
$173k–$259.6k/yr
Level
senior
Type
full time · Remote OK

Requirements

Experience
6 years
Education
Bachelor's degree

Benefits

Health Insurance 401k Match Equity/Stock Options

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Backend Engineer for Credit Decisions at Stripe will tackle a variety of technical challenges, focusing on building and maintaining robust APIs and systems that support financial decision-making. The position requires proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Java, Ruby, or Python, along with experience in cloud services and distributed systems. Ideal candidates will have a strong software development background, with at least six years of experience, making this role suitable for seasoned professionals looking to contribute to a high-growth environment. Stripe's commitment to engineering excellence and collaboration across teams underscores the importance of th

Joblaze insights

Quick facts

Is the Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions role remote?
It's hybrid — Stripe expects some on-site time in Chicago, IL .
What's the salary range?
Stripe lists $173,000–$259,600 for this role.
How much experience is required?
6–6 years of relevant experience for this Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions role.
Where is the role based?
Stripe is hiring for this position in Chicago, IL .
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: GraphQL, AWS, gRPC, Spark, Java, Ruby.
What seniority level is this role?
Stripe targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions role at Stripe.

From the original posting

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe, LLC. is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

  • Work with a wide range of systems, processes and technologies to own and solve problems from end-to-end.
  • Collaborate with engineers, designers, data scientists, and product managers to develop new features and products.
  • Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter.
  • Build elegant APIs and user experiences that enable merchants to run and scale their businesses on top of the company.
  • Contribute to the design and architecture of the next generation of Stripe’s infrastructure, to meet the high growth needs of the company and customers for years to come.
  • Work alongside peer engineering teams, data scientists and strategy partners to design and implement critical systems that power financial decision-making while contributing to the growing team’s success.

Who you are

Minimum requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus six (6) years of experience in Software Development.

Must have six (6) years of experience with/in:

  • Working across the stack and navigating codebases with different languages, including 2 of the following: Java, Ruby, Scala, Python, or SQL;
  • Tools including: Spark, IDE, and AWS;
  • Developing user-facing experiences and writing queries for analyzing experiment results;
  • Distributed computing or large-scale distributed systems; and
  • Cloud based services, including: gRPC, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS.

Salary: $173,000.00 - $259,600.00/yr.

This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.

40 hrs/week

50% Telecommuting permitted.

Multiple Positions Available.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. IL37 #LI-DNI

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