Design and build scalable platforms and systems for Stripe's data pipeline, impacting major enterprises globally.
Posted by employer 19 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 18 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 18 hours ago
What you'll build
- Design, build, and maintain APIs
- Build new features at large scale
- Engage in discussions and decision-making processes
Must have
- 7+ years of experience in delivering large-scale distributed systems
- Design systems that are elegant abstractions
- High standards for production systems
- Successful completion of projects with various technologies
- Write high-quality code
- Work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Nice to have
- Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems
- Experience in high-growth teams
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, a Software Engineer will focus on designing and building scalable platforms and systems that enhance Stripe's data delivery capabilities for merchants. Key skills include experience with large-scale distributed systems and a strong understanding of financial infrastructure. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over seven years of experience who thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating across teams. The Stripe Data Pipeline team is dedicated to achieving high reliability and data freshness, making a significant impact on clients' operations.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 21, 2026. Last confirmed on Stripe's careers page September 21, 2026.
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer, Stripe Data Pipeline role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Stripe targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer, Stripe Data Pipeline role at Stripe.
From the original posting
Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe 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.
About the team
Stripe Data Pipeline—The Stripe Data Pipeline (SDP) team owns a critical product that delivers all of a merchant's Stripe data directly into their data warehouse. We serve major technology companies and Fortune 100 enterprises, delivering petabytes of data daily with high reliability, low latency, and strong correctness guarantees. SDP is marching towards 99.99% availability and near real-time data freshness across multiple warehouse platforms. Merchants depend on this data for their own billing, reconciliation and analytics, and the quality of what we deliver has immediate, visible impact. The systems are distributed, multi-tenant, and operate under strict SLAs. You will work on hard problems at the intersection of data infrastructure, merchant-facing product, and operational excellence.
What you'll do
As a Software Engineer, you'll design and build platforms and system solutions that are configurable and scalable around the globe. You'll partner with many functions at Stripe, with the opportunity to both work on financial platform systems, as well as direct user-facing business impact.
Responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across engineering teams at Stripe.
• Work with engineers across the company to build new features at large scale.
• Maintain a collaborative environment, engaging in discussions and decision-making processes with stakeholders within various domains 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
• 7+ years of experience in delivering, extending, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems
• Love to design systems that are elegant abstractions over complex patterns and practices, especially in the financial industry.
• Hold yourself and others to a high bar when working with production systems.
• Take pride in working on projects to successful completion involving a wide variety of technologies and systems.
• Think about systems, services, and platforms, and write high-quality code.
• You have great product taste and a track record of taking complex problems and solving them elegantly.
• You are capable of working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and have a curiosity to learn the domain to a deep level.
• Enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different expertise.
Preferred qualifications
• Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems
• Experience working in high-growth teams similar to Stripe