The opportunity
Stripe powers businesses all over the world. We process payments, run marketplaces, detect fraud, help entrepreneurs start a business from anywhere in the world, build world-class developer-friendly APIs, and more.
What you'll do
Design, build, and operate the core security infrastructure used by all of: Stripe's engineering teams in close collaboration with other stakeholders and our users
Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many: codebases and processes you'll encounter
Contribute to team learning by improving engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Design and build durable solutions that will advance Stripe's security beyond the state of the art
Help expand Stripe's cloud footprint on top of secure, paved roads and guardrails
Optimize for security controls that have delightful user experiences
What they're looking for
- Empathy, strong communication skills, and a deep respect for the power of collaboration
- A learning mindset, regardless of level or experience
- The ability to drive clear next steps when encountering ambiguous spaces without clear lines of ownership
- High standards for code quality and a constructive attitude to help others raise the bar
- Software engineering experience in a high-stakes production environment
- A knack for considering how systems can fail and how to fix them
- An ability to think creatively and holistically about reducing risk in a complex environment
- Experience with security on one or more of AWS, Azure, or GCP
