{"absolute_url":"https://stripe.com/jobs/search?gh_jid=8198280","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":3548023,"location":{"name":"Seattle, WA"},"metadata":null,"id":8198280,"updated_at":"2026-09-25T16:45:05-04:00","requisition_id":"See Opening ID","title":"Software Engineer, Backend","company_name":"Stripe","first_published":"2026-09-14T18:11:13-04:00","language":"en","application_deadline":null,"content":"\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, LLC. 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;h2\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;What you’ll do\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h2\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Responsibilities\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Develop scalable computer systems that manage a large volume of information and use them to fulfill business goals for the company and its partners.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Improve backend scalability and performance by integrating lightweight backend framework, overhauling APIs and optimizing database systems.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Design and build tools that ingest and process signals from various sources to make them more accessible for the company’s partner teams.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Design and implement logging and data visualization system for backend APIs.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Diagnose and resolve software issues reported from production, automated testing, QA testing and customers.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Design and implement scalable and reliable automated testing suites to reduce manual Quality Assurance tasks.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Collaborate with cross-functional teams and streamlined software development and deployment processes with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.\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;h3\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Minimum requirements\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/h3\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Must have a Master\u0026#39;s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, plus six (6) years of software development experience.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Must also have four (4) years of experience in each of the following:\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Building software solutions in Java, C++, Python, or Ruby;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Designing, building and maintaining scalable systems;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Translating business needs into software requirements and designs;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack;\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Distributed systems; and\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;li\u0026gt;Design and implementation of scalable high-performance RESTful microservices.\u0026lt;/li\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;/ul\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Salary: $206,086 - $285,600/yr\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions / sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;40 hrs/week\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;50% Telecommuting permitted.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Multiple Positions Available.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. \u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;WA58\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\u0026quot;font-size: 8pt;\u0026quot;\u0026gt;#LI-DNI \u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;","departments":[{"id":365162,"name":"Global Operations","child_ids":[],"parent_id":349230}],"offices":[{"id":344486,"name":"US-PERM","location":null,"child_ids":[],"parent_id":65234}],"ai_disclaimer":null,"include_ai_disclaimer":false,"ai_opt_out_request_url":"http://app.greenhouse.io/ai_opt_out_request/job_post/8198280/ai_opt_out"}