Software Engineer, Start

About the Role

This role is for applicants actively looking to start before December 1, 2026.

Stripe is a technology company focused on improving the conditions for economic growth and prosperity. We build programmable financial infrastructure, rethinking from first principles how financial services should work, to make it easier and cheaper for any business to start and scale.

Your Role

Stripe is large enough that individual products and projects can be rapidly deployed to a meaningful fraction of the world’s businesses, but small enough that individual agency still has outsized impact. Small teams can impact how millions of businesses grow. We’re at the center of the global economy replatforming around AI, creating new opportunities for growth.

Who You Are

• Ambitious builder: Energized by building solutions without clear precedent and solving problems with far-reaching consequences.
• Rigorous thinker: Appreciates that things worth doing are rarely simple and enjoys working on problems that have never been tackled before.
• Adaptable problem solver: Adapts quickly and treats obstacles as opportunities.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be available to start full-time before December 1, 2026.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or a directly related field, obtained by summer 2026, or equivalent work experience.
• New grad candidates should have no more than 18 months of professional experience (excluding internship experience).
• 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 or subject matter experts.
• Clear written communication skills, with the ability to explain your work to stakeholders, team members, and other Stripes.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate development while applying rigorous critical thinking and professional judgement to review, refine, and validate all outputs.

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more areas of specialized knowledge (frontend, backend, infrastructure or other technologies) balanced with general skills and knowledge.
• 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.
• Experience leading small projects independently, and contributing to larger projects alongside peers.
• Ability to operate with high agency in navigating complex technical obstacles independently, knowing precisely when to unblock oneself and when to ask for help.

In-Office Expectations

• Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location.

Pay and Benefits

• Annual US base salary range: $122,100 - $134,400.
• Additional benefits may include:
• Equity
• Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Wellness stipends