WHO WE ARE
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Link is a digital wallet designed for effortless and secure online payments and
digital transactions. With Link, consumers enjoy convenience and peace of mind:
it works on any device or browser, is backed by the highest security mechanisms,
offers purchase protections on eligible items, and ensures seamless and quick
payments. Across the Link Engineering org, we focus on building delightful
payment experiences and to allow our global consumer base to pay with their
preferred payment methods. Our team’s work spans the entire stack from front-end
experiences, to infrastructure that supports low-latency transactions, to
intelligent systems that help protect consumers and merchants from bad actors.
Team Matching: exact team matching will begin during final stages. Please note
we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location,
etc. More information on our team matching process can be found here
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zvJkO2c7GzukHG-_oqc5wbOLajpuh5FjbmZPcZPU1o0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ahb3b6nrktv1].
WHAT YOU’LL DO
We’re looking for engineers who want to make an impact on managing money at a
global scale. You’ll play a key role in expanding our product suite and the
infrastructure that supports it. Our team collaborates with many
cross-functional teams – from Infrastructure to Product – at Stripe to deliver
innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and large-scale systems
that reliably and efficiently handle billions of money movement requests
- Design the next generation of Stripe products, to meet the high growth needs
of our company and customers for years to come.
- Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple
levels of the stack
- Mentor engineers to help them grow
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at
large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and
processes
- Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open
communication and strong connections with colleagues
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
- 2-10+ years of backend software engineering experience (does not include
internships nor includes co-ops)
- Strong coding skills in any programming language
- Strong collaboration skills, can work across workstreams within your team and
contribute to your peers’ success
- Have the ability to thrive on a high level of autonomy, responsibility, and
think of yourself as entrepreneurial
- Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks to
solve problems and delight both internal and external users
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems
- Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud based services (e.g.
gRPC, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud services such as AWS, etc.)
