The Backend Engineer for Payments and Risk at Stripe will focus on developing APIs and systems that facilitate efficient payment processing and minimize financial risks. This role is part of the Payments organization, which aims to enhance user experiences and drive merchant conversion rates. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to deliver innovative solutions while maintaining high engineering standards. This position offers the opportunity to work on a global scale, impacting how businesses manage money.

• 2+ years of industry software engineering experience, excluding internships or co-ops.
• Strong coding skills in any programming language.
• Strong collaboration skills to work across workstreams and contribute to team success.
• Ability to thrive with a high degree of autonomy and ownership.
• Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks.

• Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems for handling money movement requests.
• Debug and resolve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
• Mentor engineers to support their professional growth.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to build new features at large scale while improving internal engineering standards.
• Maintain open communication and strong connections with colleagues in a distributed and hybrid team.