Backend Engineer, Financial ConnectionsNew

The opportunity

AI and stablecoins have brought upon a renaissance of innovation in the internet economy. Products like the Link AI Wallet and stablecoin cross border payments are signs of a rapid transformation in the way people pay.

What you'll do

  • Scope and lead large technical projects, translating business goals into: clear technical requirements and executing effectively.

  • Align our tech stack with Stripe’s broad strategic initiatives, while also: advocating for the needs of the emerging new businesses.

  • Work with engineers across the company to deliver comprehensive and reliable: access to trustworthy banking data.

  • Balance the tradeoffs between short-term requirements and long-term roadmaps.: Make decisions that consider business priorities, user experience, and sustainable technical foundations.

  • Mentor and collaborate with other engineers and managers to grow the next generation of leaders at Stripe.

What they're looking for

  • Strong technical background, including 3+ years of experience designing and engineering large-scale systems
  • Comfortable working on a new product under fluid conditions, seamlessly: balancing tactical and strategic considerations
  • Track record of leading and shipping complex cross-team projects end-to-end —: from scoping and design through production and operations
  • You measure your success in terms of business impact, not lines of code
  • Ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility and an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Work well cross-functionally and earn trust from co-workers at all levels.: You are often cited as the inspiration for engineers that join your team
  • Prefer simple solutions and designs over complex ones, and have a good intuition for what will last and scale
  • Care deeply about mentorship and growing engineers