The Staff Software Engineer role at Stripe focuses on evolving the architecture of the Compartments and Accounts Platform (CAP) team, which is responsible for managing Stripe merchants and connections information. This team builds scalable and reliable services that handle high volumes of API traffic. The role involves making significant technical decisions to support the company's growth and delivering higher-level products for users. Candidates will have the opportunity to mentor others and collaborate across various teams.

• 10+ years of experience building, operating, and evolving large-scale, high-performance APIs and services.
• Deep experience with distributed computing systems.
• An empathetic, collaborative, and user-first mindset in everything you build.
• Open communication skills, both verbal and written.
• A preference for simple solutions and designs over complex ones.

• Create a long-term technical vision for the organization and identify paths to deliver value in incremental phases.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and performant services and systems.
• Make significant hands-on contributions to deliver critical projects and bring value to customers.
• Lead by example to uphold high engineering standards and elevate quality across Stripe.
• Mentor and coach both individual contributors and managers to become the next generation of leaders at Stripe.