WHO WE ARE
ABOUT STRIPE
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 TEAM
Stripe offers an interesting middle ground between joining a small startup and
going to work for a multinational company. We have systems and processes
optimized for early-career professionals. You will be in an environment that
prizes rigor, discipline, and reliability—from our products, from our ways of
working, and from our colleagues. You will learn how the best teams put together
extremely reliable systems, and you will be responsible for operating these
systems, with adequate backup when things get tough.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a company, we believe in end-to-end ownership of projects. For any given
project, we have one person on point. While they don't necessarily have to do
all the work themselves, it's their job to make sure all the work gets done. We
launch betas and prototypes as early as we can. This helps ensure that we're
building what users actually want. We contribute back to the community, often by
building things we think are cool and by releasing open-source software
[https://github.com/stripe].
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work on cross-functional projects, directly collaborating with other
engineers
- Give meaningful feedback on code reviews and technical designs
- Ensure that the systems your team operates continue running well and can
scale to meet the needs of our users
- Build the skills to own a project from beginning to end, learning project
management and technical leadership skills
WHO YOU ARE
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
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or a directly related
field, obtained by summer 2026, or equivalent work experience
- Some experience and familiarity with programming, either through side
projects or classwork. We work mostly in Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Scala, and
Go. We believe new programming languages can be learned if the fundamentals
and general knowledge are present
- Experience from either previous internships or working collaboratively on
multi-person coding projects (in a university or professional setting)
- Ability to learn unfamiliar systems and form an understanding of those
systems, through independent research and working with a mentor and subject
matter experts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- One or more areas of specialized knowledge balanced with general skills and
knowledge, such as knowing more frontend technologies and, at a high level,
how a service handles an HTTP request
- Experience in code review practices, and an understanding of how to safely
update production systems
- Familiarity with navigating and managing work in large code bases
