Software Engineer - Full stack
Stripe
Seattle, WA · Posted October 28, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Pacific Northwest1,720 openings · of 14
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest316 jobs · of 8
- #2Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Pacific Northwest26% · of 16
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the West Coast1,720 openings · of 60
- #2Best cities for energy and utilities pay after cost of living$180k · of 18
- #2Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Pacific Northwest17% · of 12
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,318 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
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Pay compared with the market
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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, build, productionize, and maintain APls, services, and systems across Stripe's engineering teams using Ruby, React, Typescript, and other programming languages.
Predict and measure the performance and outcomes of designed systems.
Collaborate with engineers and other cross-functional roles across the company to build new billing features at large-scale to make it easier for businesses to collect and manage their payments.
Analyze user needs, feedback, and product requirements to determine technical specifications and the feasibility of design and implementation, taking cost and time constraints into account.
Implement technical designs through a series of programming tasks while upholding high engineering standards.
Implement unit, functional, and integration tests to prevent bugs and regressions.
Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes ensuring operational excellence and contribute to team's on-call rotation.
Debug and identify the root cause of errors in a complex system across multiple service components.
Provide mentorship and help onboard and spin up new hires for the team.
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Human-computer interaction or a related field, plus 2 years of experience in Software Engineering.
Must also have 2 years of experience in each of the following:
Working with Ruby, React, Typescript, Java and Golang;
Using SQL to perform data analysis;
Working with API development to provide emergency response, and debugging production issues across services;
Performing latency analysis;
Designing architecture and system design proposals;
Writing user-facing documentation and technical integration guides; and
Translating business needs into software requirements and designs, and implementing industry standard design patterns.
Salary: $156,800.00 - $235,200.00/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. WA76
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