Software Engineer

Posted One Month Ago
Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
173K-260K Annually
Mid level
Payments • Software
The Role
Design, build, and deploy scalable backend systems and APIs that ingest signals, perform scoring and automated risk mitigation. Participate across the software development lifecycle, improve tooling and standards, debug production issues across services and maintain distributed systems to meet business goals for Stripe and partners.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who we areAbout 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 doResponsibilities
  • Develop scalable computer systems that manage a large volume of information and use them to fulfill business goals for Stripe and its partners. 
  • Design, implement and deploy adaptable rules systems that use this information to output internal assessments, perform scoring, and derive automated actions for mitigating financial risk and increase the efficiency of Stripe’s global risk mitigation program. 
  • Design and build tools that ingest and process signals from various sources to make them more accessible for our partner teams. 
  • Participate in all parts of the software development workflow and see the projects through to completion, including their large-scale deployment. 
  • Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes. 
  • Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack. 
  • Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Stripe’s engineering teams.
Who you areMinimum requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 4 years of experience in Software Development or a related occupation. Employer is willing to accept a 3 or 4 year US or foreign degree.

Must also have 4 years of experience in each of the following:

  • Building software solutions in Python, Ruby, Objective C, C++, or similar;
  • Designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems;
  • Translating business needs into software requirements and designs;
  • Debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack; and,
  • Distributed systems.

Salary: $173,000 - $259,600/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. IL40

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 4 years of experience in Software Development or a related occupation.
  • 4 years building software solutions in Python, Ruby, Objective C, C++, or similar.
  • 4 years designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems.
  • 4 years translating business needs into software requirements and designs.
  • 4 years debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
  • 4 years working with distributed systems.

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
5,360 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

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.

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