The Staff Software Engineer role on the Merchant Experience team at Stripe focuses on enhancing the user interface and core experiences for Stripe merchants. This position is pivotal in shaping how merchants interact with Stripe's products, particularly in integrating AI to improve user workflows. The team is responsible for building foundational platforms that support millions of businesses globally. As a technical leader, you will drive improvements in quality and performance across various merchant-facing experiences.

• At least 10-15 years of experience in the software industry.
• Experience building and shipping complex, user-facing web applications for large-scale audiences.
• A track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional engineering projects.
• Deep expertise in modern frontend and full-stack development.
• Demonstrated ability to drive measurable improvements in software quality and performance.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate technical vision.

• Define technical strategy for merchant-facing experiences with a focus on quality and performance.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex, cross-team projects to improve reliability and responsiveness.
• Champion a quality-first engineering culture by establishing standards and processes.
• Drive performance as a product feature by owning the technical approach to the Dashboard.
• Innovate on the future of merchant UX by exploring AI's potential in user interactions.
• Build platforms and abstractions to enhance productivity for Stripe engineers.
• Partner across teams to translate product vision into a concrete technical roadmap.
• Mentor and grow engineers across the organization to raise the technical bar.