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 teamAgentic payments is a team that’s building new APIs and integration experiences for agentic commerce online. We think that the proliferation of consumer-facing AI experiences will unlock new ways that consumers buy things online, and our existing payments experiences need to evolve to new commercial models that cutting-edge builders are starting. Our first launch, Instant Checkout in collaboration with OpenAI, took the industry by storm and we’re bringing experiences like that to the entire universe of AI agents and sellers.
What you’ll doAs an Engineering Manager on Agentic Commerce, you’ll own the shaping and delivery of transformative products that redefine how commerce works, making it more fluid, automated, and aligned with user intent. You’ll collaborate closely with product management, design, data science, and marketing to unlock new opportunities for our customers and partners globally.
Our north star provides a new integration model for AI agents who are looking to build agent-powered online commerce experiences, via their Stripe integration. They will have access to our entire suite of connected sellers, and can focus on the end-user experience. Enabling an AI agent to do this requires new API primitives, new dashboard surfaces, and deep thought about what financial and e-commerce complexity Stripe can simplify on their behalf.
Responsibilities.- Build full stack solutions across Stripe's ecosystem, including back end services, dashboard interfaces, money movement systems, and integrations with other Stripe primitives
- Partner deeply with product management and design to ship high impact features that increase user autonomy and reduce friction.
- Apply strong analytical skills to dive into data, test hypotheses, and make informed trade-offs. Set success metrics for the team to ensure solutions are enterprise-grade and quickly meet Stripe’s reliability SLOs.
- Collaborate cross-functionally across Stripe’s broader platform and product teams to integrate agentic commerce capabilities seamlessly.
- Engage directly with users (particularly large enterprises) to understand their business needs and translate requirements into novel product shapes.
We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements- 10+ years of engineering experience with a computer science background with hands on development expertise
- AI-native and very comfortable autonomously solving problems with agentic AI tools
- Proven experience coaching and developing senior and staff level individual contributors
- Demonstrated experience of leading initiatives that touch large engineering organizations, spanning multiple teams to influence tech roadmap planning and execution
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, structuring ambiguous concepts clearly and from first principles
- Thrive in a collaborative environment involving different functions, stakeholders, and subject matter experts
- Deep empathy for users balancing autonomy and guidance in digital commerce experiences.
- 5+ years of engineering management experience
- Experience building APIs or new integration experiences for users, several of them being enterprise grade
- You’ve been on the founding team of a business / startup, taking a product from 0-1
- Experience in eCommerce and/or payments.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- Computer science background
- Hands-on software development expertise
- AI-native experience and comfort autonomously solving problems with agentic AI tools
- Experience coaching and developing senior and staff-level individual contributors
- Experience leading initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams and influencing technology roadmap planning and execution
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to structure ambiguous concepts clearly and from first principles
- Ability to thrive in cross-functional, collaborative environments
- Empathy for users and experience balancing autonomy with guidance in digital commerce
- 5+ years of engineering management experience
- Experience building APIs or enterprise-grade integration experiences
- Experience founding a business or startup and taking a product from 0 to 1
- Experience in e-commerce and/or payments
Stripe Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stripe and has not been reviewed or approved by Stripe.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, EAP, and mental‑health support such as therapy sessions; wellness resources are consistently highlighted across materials. Coverage breadth and depth are repeatedly positioned as a core strength.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for birthing and non‑birthing parents, fertility benefits, and adoption assistance are emphasized, making family support a standout element. Feedback suggests these programs compare favorably to common tech benchmarks.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness stipends, gym reimbursement, and onsite meals/snacks (where available) are commonly offered, with flexible lifestyle funds supporting varied needs globally. Education stipends and similar perks further bolster day‑to‑day wellbeing.
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What We Do
Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies like Salesforce and Facebook—use the company’s software to accept online payments and run technically sophisticated financial operations in more than 100 countries. Stripe helps new companies get started and grow their revenues, and established businesses accelerate into new markets and launch new business models. Over the long term, Stripe aims to increase the GDP of the internet.
