Engineering Manager, Sandboxes

Who we are

About Stripe

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.

About the team

Testability has long been a priority for Stripe. Before users trust code with their money, they need to verify that it’s safe and correct. This need drove Stripe to build test mode and, more recently, Sandboxes, which enables safe, isolated, and scalable testing.

As businesses build with AI and agents, their testing needs are evolving. Stripe customers use claimable sandboxes to add Stripe capabilities to prototypes before business registration. Once onboarded, they provision isolated test environments to support agents’ exploration. These capabilities help developers and agents build and test their integrations with Stripe.

The Sandboxes team defines, builds, and operates these testing capabilities. We work across Stripe to make our products testable, helping businesses develop with confidence and shaping the future of Stripe’s developer platform.

What you’ll do

You’ll lead and grow the Sandboxes engineering team, setting technical direction and operating critical systems. You’ll build a culture of operational excellence and thoughtful product development.

You’ll work directly with users to understand their needs and partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to shape and deliver the team’s strategy. The role combines building reusable testing capabilities across Stripe with attention to the details that make developer tools effective and easy to use.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering planning and execution, partnering with Design to build clear, useful testing experiences.

Shape the team’s strategy and roadmap, aligning partners across Product, Design, Infrastructure, Marketing, and Operations.

Own delivery from problem definition through rollout and ongoing operation, improving both system performance and the user experience.

Uphold high engineering standards across the team’s codebases and development practices.

Partner with Recruiting to hire engineers and build a diverse, high-performing team.

Coach and mentor engineers, provide candid feedback, and support career development tailored to their goals.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, we encourage you to apply.

Minimum requirements

4+ years of engineering management experience, directly managing and growing teams of 5+ engineers building and shipping products at scale.

8+ years of full-time software development experience.

Experience building reusable, extensible software that supports a range of user needs, with strong user empathy and a commitment to high-quality user experiences.

Strong problem-solving skills, with a track record of finding practical solutions to complex challenges.

Experience turning ambiguous goals into clear priorities and delivering multiple high-impact workstreams.

A track record of building a supportive environment with candid feedback and high expectations.

Technical depth to guide architecture and product design discussions and help engineers make informed tradeoffs.

Experience taking ownership of initiatives and moving work forward independently.

Preferred qualifications

Strong product and design judgment, including the ability to simplify complex user experiences.

Experience making decisions and building strong working relationships across teams.

Experience building and leading a distributed team across multiple locations and time zones.

Experience building developer tools or platform capabilities.

Experience building testing tools or capabilities that help users test within a product.

Experience building AI agent systems or tools that support agent-driven development.

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $236,000 - $354,000. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

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.

We look forward to hearing from you.

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us. Apply now

Company Stripe

Team Platform

Office location Seattle

Employment type Full time Apply for this role Apply for this role