Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions
Stripe
Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions at Stripe is a full time role based in Chicago, IL, United States. The listing states pay of $173k+. It was published on 24 July 2026 and was open at last check.
| Role | Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions |
|---|---|
| Company | Stripe |
| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Pay (as listed) | $173k+ |
| Published | 24 July 2026 |
| Status | Open at last check |
Who we are
About Stripe
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's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
What you’ll do
Responsibilities
- Work with a wide range of systems, processes and technologies to own and solve problems from end-to-end.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, data scientists, and product managers to develop new features and products.
- Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter.
- Build elegant APIs and user experiences that enable merchants to run and scale their businesses on top of the company.
- Contribute to the design and architecture of the next generation of Stripe’s infrastructure, to meet the high growth needs of the company and customers for years to come.
- Work alongside peer engineering teams, data scientists and strategy partners to design and implement critical systems that power financial decision-making while contributing to the growing team’s success.
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus six (6) years of experience in Software Development.
Must have six (6) years of experience with/in:
- Working across the stack and navigating codebases with different languages, including 2 of the following: Java, Ruby, Scala, Python, or SQL;
- Tools including: Spark, IDE, and AWS;
- Developing user-facing experiences and writing queries for analyzing experiment results;
- Distributed computing or large-scale distributed systems; and
- Cloud based services, including: gRPC, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS.
Salary: $173,000.00 - $259,600.00/yr.
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.
40 hrs/week
50% Telecommuting permitted.
Multiple Positions Available.
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. IL37 #LI-DNI
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Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions at Stripe — questions answered
What does the Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions role at Stripe pay?
The Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions at Stripe listing states pay of $173k+ for the Chicago, IL, United States position. That figure is taken directly from the employer's own posting as published, not estimated or averaged from other roles.
Where is the Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions role at Stripe based?
Stripe lists this Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions role in Chicago, IL, United States, advertised as full time work at that location. Larger employers sometimes cover several sites under one city name, so confirm the exact office with Stripe before you apply.
Is the Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions role at Stripe still open?
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