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Stripe · 9 hours ago

Staff Engineer, Experimental Projects

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, and they are seeking a Staff Engineer to join their Experimental Projects team. In this role, you will innovate by rapidly transforming ideas into prototypes, working across the technology stack to create solutions that empower businesses globally.

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Responsibilities

You will operate with high autonomy to identify and champion technical solutions that address areas of high business ambiguity and opportunity, translating complex user needs into long-lasting platform strategy
You will be at the forefront of innovation, turning high-leverage, promising ideas into tangible, robust solutions that could shape the future of our platform and our product roadmap
You will combine technical excellence with creative problem-solving, working across our entire technology stack to bring ideas to life rapidly, ensuring the majority of your impact remains technical in nature
You will frequently serve as a key engineering representative when engaging with senior leaders and decision-makers across large groups within Stripe

Qualification

Engineering experiencePrototypingProduct developmentTechnical roadmap planningCreative problem-solvingCollaborationAdaptability

Required

12+ years of engineering experience or equivalent combined work experience reflecting domain expertise
Experience in rapidly developing prototypes and iterating based on user feedback
Demonstrate strong product intuition and experience leading initiatives spanning multiple teams and leveraging deep domain expertise to influence tech roadmap planning and execution
Have experience building and shipping products from scratch
Experience leading and influencing technical roadmaps for initiatives spanning multiple, highly interacting teams

Preferred

Are comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments
Have a passion for working on side-projects, open source, or similar self-driven initiatives you're proud of
Bring energy and enthusiasm that inspires collaboration

Benefits

Equity
Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Wellness stipends

Company

Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.

H1B Sponsorship

Stripe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$9.44B
Key Investors
Tiger Global ManagementThrive CapitalFounders Fund
2025-02-27Secondary Market
2024-04-12Secondary Market· $694.16M
2024-03-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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David Singleton
CTO
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Steffan Tomlinson
CFO
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