Joblaze summary

In this role, the Software Engineer for Payments at Stripe focuses on developing and maintaining new payment methods, particularly for the LATAM and North American markets. The position requires strong backend engineering skills, with an emphasis on creating scalable solutions that enhance user experience and meet diverse business needs. Ideal candidates will have at least two years of relevant experience and a background in payments technology, making this role suitable for mid-level engineers looking to deepen their expertise in a global financial infrastructure context.

Joblaze insights

Listed 4 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 30, 2026. Last confirmed on Stripe's careers page November 2, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Software Engineer, Payments role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in N/A.
How much experience is required?: At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer, Payments role.
Where is the role based?: Stripe is hiring for this position in N/A.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Backend.
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, Payments role at Stripe.

From the original posting

Who we are

About the team

The Global Payments Experiences group is an organization focused on bringing new and novel payment methods to Stripe, and ensuring Stripe’s systems work well for merchants globally. This team works with internal and external partners to expand regional, non-card payment options, and to expand the use of Stripe’s payments processing globally.

What you’ll do

This is a Sao Paulo-based team, with platform teams in the US and Europe and sister teams worldwide. This team in particular will build and maintain new payment methods for Stripe, with a focus on LATAM and North America. They will manage local market idiosyncrasies, become regional experts that other Stripe teams will rely on, and partner with many non-tech functions at Stripe to expand our global reach and product portfolio.

Responsibilities

Design and reason about integration experiences with a strong focus on end-user simplicity and developer experience
Build back-end services and integrations across solutions across Stripe’s payments product
Engage and interact with external partners to determine and build technical solutions
Engage directly with users to understand their business needs and translate requirements into concrete solutions
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, partnerships, eng platforms, and other engineering teams to deliver these solutions
Contribute to software platforms used across payments at Stripe

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

2+ years of backend engineering experience
Strong command of verbal and written English language
Experience working across geographies
Experience building extensible, leveraged software solutions that scale to different kinds of user needs, with the ability to empathize with users and advocate for exceptional user experiences

Preferred qualifications

Previous experiences working in payments and on payments technology
Previous experience using Stripe products

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Software Engineer, Payments