Software Engineer
Stripe
Software Engineer at Stripe is a full time role based in Seattle, WA, United States. The listing states pay of $235k–$286k. It was published on 2 September 2026 and was open at last check.
| Role | Software Engineer |
|---|---|
| Company | Stripe |
| Location | Seattle, WA, United States |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Pay (as listed) | $235k–$286k |
| Published | 2 September 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
- Build scalable and reliable backend services, webhooks and public-facing APIs;
- Write high-quality, maintainable code to reliably process and evaluate data signals in real-time, solving complex problems at scale;
- Take ownership of medium-sized technical projects, translating requirements and constraints into reliable, secure, and explainable system architectures;
- Actively contribute to the team's on-call rotation, effectively debugging, operating, and maintaining high-visibility systems using established runbooks and best practices;
- Engage directly with product teams to understand internal and external user pain points, using those insights to build the right solutions and help inform the team's roadmap.
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus 3 years of related work experience in Software Engineering.
In the alternative, the employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus 5 years of post-bachelor’s, progressive related work experience in Software Engineering.
Must also have 3 years of experience in each of the following:
- Programming languages including Java, Ruby, Python and Go;
- Building scalable and reliable backend services, webhooks and public-facing APIs;
- Designing, building, and deploying distributed backend services in a production environment, including handling concurrency, fault tolerance, and service reliability at scale;
- Working with relational databases in Postgre SQL, MySQL or NoSQL data stores, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling for high-throughput workloads;
- Stream processing or event-driven architectures in Kafka, Kinesis, or equivalent, including producing, consuming, and reliably processing high-volume data streams;
- Translate product and engineering requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable system designs, including defining service boundaries, failure modes, and observability strategies;
- Building automated systems or tooling to instrument, measure, and evaluate the end-to-end customer experience of digital products, including test automation frameworks, signal collection pipelines, or quality evaluation workflows;
- Developing interactive frontend components, dashboards, or data reports using React and D3.js to visualize customer behavior, product metrics, and operational signals in real time.
Salary: $235,090- $285,600/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. WA68
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Software Engineer at Stripe — questions answered
What does the Software Engineer role at Stripe pay?
The Software Engineer at Stripe listing states pay of $235k–$286k for the Seattle, WA, 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 Software Engineer role at Stripe based?
Stripe lists this Software Engineer role in Seattle, WA, 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 Software Engineer role at Stripe still open?
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