{"absolute_url":"https://stripe.com/jobs/search?gh_jid=6692166","data_compliance":[{"type":"gdpr","requires_consent":false,"requires_processing_consent":false,"requires_retention_consent":false,"retention_period":null,"demographic_data_consent_applies":false}],"education":"education_required","internal_job_id":3091368,"location":{"name":"Toronto, Canada Remote"},"metadata":null,"id":6692166,"updated_at":"2026-08-18T17:59:41-04:00","requisition_id":"See Opening ID","title":"Backend Engineer, Payments","company_name":"Stripe","first_published":"2025-04-29T01:25:47-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Note:\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;if you are an intern, new grad, staff, frontend or fullstack applicant, please do not apply using this link and visit our \u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://stripe.com/jobs/search\u0026quot;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;jobs page\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; for those specific postings.\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Who we are\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About Stripe\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;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\u0026#39;s reach while doing the most important work of your career.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;About the Organization\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Payments and Risk \u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Sub-orgs within Payments and Risk: Link and OCS, Payments Acceptance, Risk\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The Payments organization focuses on developing products and platforms that enable users to accept payments from customers efficiently. This includes building APIs for processing payments, enabling regional, non-card payment options, and extending Stripe\u0026#39;s capabilities to make it easy for businesses to accept in-person payments. Optimized Checkout and Link teams work to create best-in-class checkout experiences that enhance customer satisfaction and drive merchant conversion rates. The Risk Engineering team develops products that minimize financial and regulatory risks while ensuring a seamless user experience, thereby safeguarding Stripe’s brand and financial stability.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Team Matching:\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt; exact team matching for one of the subteams will begin during final stages.\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. \u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;More information on our team matching process can be found \u0026lt;a href=\u0026quot;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zvJkO2c7GzukHG-_oqc5wbOLajpuh5FjbmZPcZPU1o0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ahb3b6nrktv1\u0026quot;\u0026gt;here\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What you’ll do\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We’re looking for Backend engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale with a passion for building ergonomic APIs. You’ll play a key role in extending our balance management platform and in building out a new funds accessibility platform leveraged by enterprises and SMBs alike. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams – from Infrastructure to Product –\u0026amp;nbsp; at Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Responsibilities\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Mentor engineers to help them grow\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Who you are\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;We\u0026#39;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.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Minimum requirements\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;2-12+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships nor includes co-ops)\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong coding skills in any programming language \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;(we understand new languages can be learned on the job so our interview process is language agnostic)\u0026lt;/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Strong collaboration skills, can work across workstreams within your team and contribute to your peers’ success\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Have the ability to thrive on a high level of autonomy, responsibility, and think of yourself as entrepreneurial\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems and delight both internal and external users\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Preferred Qualifications\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud based services (e.g. gRPC, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud services such as AWS, etc.)\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":148571,"name":"8217 Risk Engineering","child_ids":[],"parent_id":87390}],"offices":[{"id":87006,"name":"Canada Locations","location":null,"child_ids":[93355,212396,243441,264677,83765,83863,80164,80439,83762,83763,83766,83764],"parent_id":673}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/6692166/ai_opt_out"}