Stripe · 2 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$204K/yr - $305K/yr
10+ years expStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Developer Productivity. The role involves designing and maintaining innovative solutions and products while optimizing core infrastructure and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
FinanceFinTechMobile PaymentsSaaS
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain innovative next-generation or first-generation versions of solutions and products, with an emphasis on reliability, scalability and usability
Define and design opinionated architectural strategies, policies, and abstractions that build a long term sustainable solution for internal Stripes, that will in turn enhance the experience of millions of Stripe users
Diagnose and resolve nebulous performance challenges within our core infrastructure, utilizing low-level profiling and systems programming to optimize everything from filesystem interactions to upstream Git internals
Apply distributed systems fundamentals to architect the next generation of our code storage platform, ensuring high availability and low latency as we migrate to a massive-scale monorepo environment
Collaborate nimbly with cross functional partners (PM), high-visibility teams and their stakeholders to support their key initiatives - navigating various types of organizational complexity with the support of your own leadership team
Partner with Engineering Management, Product Manager and key leaders across the company to create and drive toward the longer term vision
Lead and manage a team of talented engineers on the team, providing technical mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure their success
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field
10+ years of professional experience writing high quality production level code or software programs, with a focus on systems programming, operating systems fundamentals, or storage infrastructure
Has experience building infrastructure-as-a-product with a strong focus on users needs
Has strong collaboration and communication skills, and can comfortably interact with both technical and non-technical participants
Has the curiosity to continuously learn about new technologies and business processes
Is energized by delivering effective, user-first solutions through creative problem-solving and collaboration
Preferred
Deep expertise in Git internals, object formats, and packfiles, experience building custom Source Code Management (SCM) tooling, or experience scaling large monorepos on GitHub Enterprise Server/Cloud
Experience with file watching services like Watchman or deep familiarity with filesystem notification technologies and fundamentals
Deep expertise in C or C++ systems programming, particularly in the context of large-scale infrastructure or database internals
Proficiency with low-level profiling, tracing, and debugging tools (e.g., perf, eBPF, or reversible debuggers like rr) to diagnose complex performance issues
Experience working on the backend of complex systems such as web browsers (WebKit/Chromium), databases, or high-performance computing environments
Familiarity with distributed systems principles, particularly in relation to storage and high-availability systems
Experience contributing performance patches to upstream open-source projects (Git, Linux, etc.) is a plus
Familiarity developing software applications/services in Go, Ruby, Java, or Rust is a plus
Benefits
Equity
Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Wellness stipends
Company
Stripe
Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.44BKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementThrive CapitalFounders Fund
2025-02-27Secondary Market
2024-04-12Secondary Market· $694.16M
2024-03-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Steffan Tomlinson
CFO
Aitor Guevara
Head Of Engineering
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