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 teamThe Internal Systems Automations Platform team’s mission is to unlock productivity across all of Stripe’s internal systems. We build solutions to transform core processes for Finance, Accounting, People, Legal, Sales, Marketing, and more. We orchestrate the full automation lifecycle, using artificial intelligence (AI) for planning, analysis, and reasoning, and deterministic scripts, code, and pipelines for reliable and trustworthy execution. We enable technical and nontechnical users to build hybrid code and no-code automations while working with central Operations, Developer Productivity, Infrastructure, and machine learning (ML) teams on behalf of all Internal Systems customers to build powerful platforms together.
What you’ll doWe’re looking for an experienced engineering manager with a passion for simplifying complex systems and driving operational efficiency. In this role, you’ll analyze existing processes across Stripe’s internal systems, use automation platforms where possible, and design new solutions when needed. You will implement cutting-edge automation solutions, including AI agents, robotic process automation (RPA), and data pipelines, and build best-in-class platforms. You’ll be responsible for continuously improving workflows to maximize efficiency and deliver meaningful business impact across a broad set of internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities- Lead your team of talented engineers to design and deploy data pipelines and intelligent workflows that simplify operations for internal customers, including Finance, Accounting, Legal, People, Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams.
- Collaborate with product managers and talk directly with users to drive a high-impact, prioritized roadmap for your team.
- Recruit, coach, mentor, develop, and grow engineers on your team.
- Be deeply involved in launching new product features and capabilities.
- Partner with engineers and product managers across Stripe to ensure your features are integrated into the Stripe suite.
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- 5+ years of engineering management experience and 10+ years of overall experience in the industry.
- Proven experience working on high-scale systems with a strong technical foundation.
- Works very well cross-functionally and is able to think rigorously and make hard decisions and tradeoffs.
- Thrives on a high level of autonomy and responsibility.
- Encourages a healthy work environment that’s both supportive and challenging and enables engineers to do their best work.
- Strong technical background and hands-on experience in solving large-scale and difficult technical problems.
- Ability to work with diverse internal teams and stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Operations, and other business functions.
- Experience with AI, large language model (LLM), or ML technologies is highly valuable.
- Understanding of context-driven AI agents that can autonomously figure out solutions when given business problems and context.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of engineering management experience
- 10+ years of overall industry experience
- Experience working on high-scale systems
- Strong technical foundation and hands-on experience solving large-scale, difficult technical problems
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and decision-making skills
- Ability to work autonomously with significant responsibility
- Ability to foster a supportive and challenging work environment
- Ability to work with diverse internal teams and stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Operations, and other business functions
- Experience with AI, large language model, or machine learning technologies
- Understanding of context-driven AI agents that autonomously develop solutions from business problems and context
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 — Health coverage is robust, with medical, dental, and vision options for employees and dependents, plus mental-health resources and wellness support. Public materials also highlight wellness stipends that complement core insurance offerings.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Compensation packages often include equity grants or stock options alongside competitive salaries and performance-based bonuses, creating meaningful upside. Sales roles may also include commissions, broadening incentive opportunities.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-planning benefits include fertility coverage and adoption assistance, paired with generous parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents. These offerings sit alongside ample PTO and flexible scheduling in many teams.
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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.
