The opportunity
The Link team builds the premier consumer network for next-generation commerce, leveraging our base of 300M+ registered consumers to pioneer the future of Identity, Consumer Finance, and AI-driven transactions. While our foundation was built on high-conversion merchant payments…
What you'll do
Define and drive technical strategy across Link Consumer, connecting: near-term product delivery to a cohesive, durable engineering vision.
Lead large, ambiguous 0→1 initiatives from problem definition and: architecture through implementation, safe launch, and iteration.
Design, build, and maintain polished user experiences, reliable backend services, APIs, and systems.
Identify technical risks, dependencies, and foundational investments early,: creating incremental plans that de-risk the roadmap and accelerate future work.
Partner with engineering teams across Stripe, building alignment and: influencing their roadmaps and priorities when Link Consumer depends on shared capabilities.
Champion pragmatic solutions and code patterns throughout our codebase,: setting standards in React/JavaScript/CSS/GraphQL as well as Ruby APIs and LLM-powered systems
What they're looking for
- + years of backend and/or full-stack software development experience, with a: track record of owning large, ambiguous systems end-to-end.
- Demonstrated technical experience leading the design and delivery of large,: complex software projects from early definition through production launch.
- Strong full-stack engineering skills, including experience building reliable: backend services and polished user-facing product experiences.
- Experience leading and unblocking a group of engineers on a substantial: project as a senior individual contributor.
- Ability to operate effectively in high-ambiguity environments: framing problems, making durable technical decisions, and creating an actionable path forward.
- Excellent cross-functional and cross-organizational collaboration skills,: with the ability to align teams with different systems, priorities, and constraints.
- Strong engineering judgment around system reliability, operational excellence, security, and maintainability.
- A product-minded approach to engineering, with a focus on delivering: meaningful outcomes for users and the business.
