Join Stripe as a Backend Engineer to design and maintain large-scale services and data pipelines in a collaborative environment.
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Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design, build, and maintain large-scale low-latency services and data pipelines
- Work collaboratively on projects across multiple engineering groups
- Build watertight controls across data flows
Must have
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field
- 4 years of related work experience in software engineering
- 3 years writing high-quality software using Java, Ruby or Scala
- Experience with Python for backend logic, data processing, or automation scripts
- 2 years building highly scalable backend infrastructure
- Experience with Kubernetes and kubectl for managing and scaling cloud-native applications
Nice to have
- Experience with frontend technologies, specifically JavaScript or TypeScript
- Experience mentoring junior engineers
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Software Engineer in Tax Engineering at Stripe focuses on designing and maintaining large-scale, low-latency services and data pipelines while collaborating with various engineering teams and business stakeholders. Key skills include proficiency in Java, Ruby, or Scala, along with experience in Python, microservices, Kubernetes, and SQL for data management. This role is suited for experienced engineers with a strong background in backend infrastructure and a track record of mentoring junior staff. Stripe's emphasis on accuracy in financial transactions highlights the critical nature of this position.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze November 13, 2026. Last confirmed on Stripe's careers page November 13, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 85% of 62 comparable mid backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $146,000 across 29 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 42.3% of 260 comparable mid backend roles in United States; Scala appears in 1.2% of 260 comparable mid backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer – Backend Engineer – Tax Engineering role remote?
- It's hybrid — Stripe expects some on-site time in Seattle, WA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Stripe lists $174,595–$235,200 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer – Backend Engineer – Tax Engineering role.
- Where is the role based?
- Stripe is hiring for this position in Seattle, WA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Java, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Python, Ruby, SQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Stripe targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer – Backend Engineer – Tax Engineering 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
- Design, build, and maintain large-scale low-latency services and data pipelines.
- Work collaboratively on projects that span multiple engineering groups, across multiple functions (engineering, TPM, product, business), and involving different business stakeholders such as tax experts, accountants, and product owners.
- Build watertight controls across data flows to ensure super high accuracy for all transactions (trillions of dollars).
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, or a related field, plus 4 years of related work experience in software engineering. Must also have experience in each of the following:
3 years in
- experience writing high-quality software using Java, Ruby or Scala;
- experience with Python for backend logic, data processing, or automation scripts;
2 years in
- experience building highly scalable backend infrastructure;
- experience designing and maintaining Microservices and implementing RESTful Web Service;
- experience with Kubernetes and kubectl for managing and scaling cloud-native applications;
- experience in SQL for managing large-scale data sets and optimizing database performance;
1 year in
- experience with frontend technologies, specifically JavaScript or TypeScript, to support end-to-end feature delivery; and
- experience mentoring junior engineers.
Salary: $174,595.00 - $235,200.00/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. WA82