Staff Engineer - Production Eng

10+ years of technical experience or 7+ years in infrastructure / platform engineering field

5+ years in a strategic technical leadership role

Experience leading engineering team(s) working on API design, abstractions, frameworks, or client libraries (e.g.

building internal or external developer products).

Hands-on experience building infrastructure and products for internal or external customers

Proven track record of delivering pragmatic solutions that accelerate business growth

Production Eng is a unique environment where you’ll be working across all of Stripe’s products, and truly steering the future of Stripe’s APIs, Developer, and User Experiences, and working with world class engineers.

Lead a team of talented engineers on the team, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure their success.

Partner with Engineering Managers to create roadmaps that deliver milestones toward a cohesive engineering vision.

Understand user needs and pain points to prioritize engineering work and deliver high quality solutions that meet user needs.

Drive the execution of projects, overseeing the entire development lifecycle from planning to delivery, while maintaining high standards of quality and timely completion.

Work with high-visibility teams and their stakeholders to support the Infrastructure’s key engineering initiatives.

Stripe is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the world, and we’re scaling in every dimension: users, revenue, people, technology, processes, and more. The Production Eng team is building the systems that support Stripe’s API. We’re looking for people passionate about distilling complexity across a breadth of problems, caring deeply about both our infrastructure and the experience of using our platform. We are major contributors to the latency, reliability, and efficiency of Stripe’s API, and you’ll be responsible for ensuring we maintain a reliable and secure platform.

Stripe 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.