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 IAM Control Plane team’s mission is to empower Stripe users to easily and securely manage their access to Stripe products and data. As part of Stripe's Organizations and Auth Platform, we own the platform for API keys, user roles, and access auditing, ensuring the right people have the keys to the kingdom - and no one else. We are a team of around 10 engineers with an ambitious roadmap, blending deep platform work with direct product impact.
What you’ll doYou will design, build, and maintain the critical systems that control our user’s access to Stripe.
Responsibilities- Design and build the next generation of IAM primitives to securely power AI-driven agentic experiences on Stripe
- Develop new user-facing permission models, including custom roles and granular access controls
- Architect and implement platform features like Account Groups to simplify access management for large organizations
- Own and operate mission-critical, highly-available backend services that are fundamental to every Stripe user's experience
- Work across the stack to ship end-to-end features, from API design and database modeling to frontend components
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes as well as mentor team members
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- This is a Staff-level role, so we're targeting 10+ years in software development
- A high bar for engineering quality and a passion for building resilient, scalable distributed systems
- Experience designing, building, and operating backend services in a professional environment
- The ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex problems with a product-minded approach
- Proficiency in a modern backend language such as Go, Ruby, Java, or similar
- Mentor engineers at all levels, supporting their professional growth and technical leadership development
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and design teams to define product strategy and user experience
- Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), authentication, or authorization systems
- Familiarity with frontend technologies like React and TypeScript
- Experience working on developer platforms or infrastructure
Skills Required
- 10+ years of software development experience
- Experience designing, building, and operating backend services in a professional environment
- Proficiency in a modern backend language such as Go, Ruby, Java, or similar
- Experience designing resilient, scalable distributed systems
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex problems with a product-minded approach
- Ability to mentor engineers at all levels and support their professional growth
- Experience collaborating with engineering, product, and design teams on product strategy and user experience
- Experience with Identity and Access Management, authentication, or authorization systems
- Familiarity with React and TypeScript
- Experience working on developer platforms or infrastructure
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.
