Is the Software Engineer role remote?

It's hybrid — Stripe expects some on-site time in Seattle, WA, United States.

What's the salary range?

Stripe lists $156,800–$235,200 for this role.

How much experience is required?

3–3 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer 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: AWS, Azure, Go, Java, Linux, NoSQL.

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 role at Stripe.

Software Engineer at Stripe

Joblaze summary

The Software Engineer at Stripe focuses on designing and maintaining high-availability backend services while enhancing developer tooling and infrastructure. Key skills include proficiency in cloud technologies like AWS, programming in Go, Python, or Java, and experience with distributed systems and NoSQL databases. This role is suited for candidates with a solid background in software engineering, particularly those with at least three years of relevant experience. The position involves collaboration across teams and participation in on-call rotations, emphasizing a strong commitment to operational excellence.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Stripe's careers page October 3, 2026.
This exact title is also open at 2 other locations at Stripe: Seattle, WA, Chicago, IL.
Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
Starts above 59% of 58 comparable mid backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $146,000 across 28 companies). See Python salary trends
Python appears in 43.1% of 246 comparable mid backend roles in United States; NoSQL appears in 2% of 246 comparable mid backend roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Software Engineer role remote?: It's hybrid — Stripe expects some on-site time in Seattle, WA, United States.
What's the salary range?: Stripe lists $156,800–$235,200 for this role.
How much experience is required?: 3–3 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer 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: AWS, Azure, Go, Java, Linux, NoSQL.
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 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 operate critical tier-0 backend services that must achieve 99.99%+ availability and handle security-sensitive data.
Responsible for improving developer tooling.
Design and implement robust, scalable infrastructure, participate in an on-call rotation, and collaborate with engineering teams across the company to plan and safely execute changes in production.
Set up and operate infrastructure that participates in decentralized distributed systems, including creating deploy pipelines for artifacts.
Build and harden custom Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) used to bootstrap EC2 instances, and implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for these systems.
Participate in roadmap planning and prioritization.
Deliver value through a strong collaborative approach with multiple customers and stakeholders across Stripe.

Who you are

Minimum requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field, plus three (3) years of software engineering or related experience.

Must have three (3) years of experience in each of the following:

Cloud technologies, including AWS and Azure;
Go, Python or Java;
Developing, maintaining and debugging distributed systems;
Linux OS;
Metrics, alarms and dashboards;
NoSQL databases; and
Handling critical incidents for production systems.

Salary: $156,800 - $235,200/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. WA61

Software Engineer