Senior Software Engineer, Product Velocity
Stripe
Seattle, WA · $206k–$286k a year · Posted October 21, 2026
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About the job
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
Design and build internal products used daily by engineering, product, and cross-functional teams across Stripe.
Own end-to-end systems—spanning frontend, backend, data, and integrations—that remove bottlenecks and meaningfully increase product development velocity.
Collaborate with partner teams to understand workflows, define requirements, and build tools that improve iteration speed, quality, and clarity in the product lifecycle.
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related field, plus five (5) years of post-bachelors progressive work experience in software development, or a related occupation.
Must also have five (5) years of experience with/in each of the following:
Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining full-stack or backend web applications;
Programming language including Java, Go, Python, Ruby, TypeScript, or JavaScript;
Building and consuming REST or gRPC APIs;
Working with databases including PostgreSQL, mySQL, or NoSQL systems;
Cloud environments including AWS, or GCP;
Frontend frameworks including React, Vue or building product UIs;
Owning large components or projects and driving alignment with cross-functional partners; and
Debugging.
Salary: $206,086 - $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. WA49
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