Lead the technical design and architecture of major platform initiatives at Stripe, focusing on documentation infrastructure.
Posted by employer 1 week ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 17 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Role intensity
40% coding
AI in the day-to-day
Evaluate and set direction for integrating emerging technologies, including AI/LLM capabilities, into company documentation platforms.
Requirements
- Experience
- 4 years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer for the Docs Product at Stripe will lead the design and architecture of key platform initiatives, ensuring that documentation infrastructure is scalable and reliable. The position requires expertise in full stack development, particularly with Ruby, Java, and Typescript, along with experience in technical leadership and architectural decision-making. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in software engineering and a passion for integrating emerging technologies like AI into documentation tools. Stripe's focus on enhancing the global economy through innovative financial solutions adds a unique dimension to the work.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 8 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Stripe's career page.
- Stripe has 674 other open roles including Channel Sales Executive, SaaS Platforms, Customer Success Manager, RFA, Account Executive, Enterprise (Hunter) .
- 1940 active TypeScript roles on Joblaze right now.
- 1596 active Java roles on Joblaze right now.
- 372 active Ruby roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Fullstack roles (median ~$165,000).
- Pays more than 68% of the 801 salaried TypeScript roles we track (median $171,000). See TypeScript salary trends
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer, Docs Product role remote?
- It's hybrid — Stripe expects some on-site time in New York, NY.
- What's the salary range?
- Stripe lists $190,400–$285,600 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 4–4 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Docs Product role.
- Where is the role based?
- Stripe is hiring for this position in New York, NY.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Bazel, Java, MongoDB, Ruby, TypeScript.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Stripe targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Docs Product 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
- Lead the technical design and architecture of major platform initiatives, author design documents and build consensus across engineering teams.
- Define technical roadmaps for complex, multi-quarter projects that span multiple teams.
- Make critical architectural decisions for company documentation infrastructure, balancing scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
- Evaluate and set direction for integrating emerging technologies, including AI/LLM capabilities, into company documentation platforms and authoring tools.
- Establish and evolve engineering standards, best practices and technical guidelines for the team and broader organization.
- Partner with engineering teams across the company to understand documentation needs and design integrated solutions.
- Design, build and maintain scalable, reliable and performant services and systems.
- Contribute high-quality code across the full stack and navigate codebases with different languages and tools.
- Debug and resolve complex production issues and improve system reliability.
- Take ownership of system health and incident response.
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field, plus four (4) years of experience in Software Engineering.
Must have four (4) years of experience in each of the following:
- Working in a full stack environment with a focus on Ruby, Java, Typescript or Bazel;
- Working as a technical lead for large projects; defining roadmaps for projects that span >6 months and across several teams;
Must have two (2) years of experience in each of the following:
- Authoring and reviewing technical design documents and driving architectural decisions for complex systems while collaborating with junior colleagues;
- Building and scaling automated testing and validation frameworks;
- Designing and implementing persistent data models using MongoDB; and
- Implementing emerging technical standards for AI/LLMs.
Salary: $190,400 - $285,600/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. NY59