Forward Deployed Engineer, Professional Services

Stripe · United States or Canada · 1140 Professional Services · listed July 29, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Senior
Experience asked
5+ years
Where
Not stated
Requirements listed
6
Length
519 words

In the posting’s own words

In this role, you will work closely with Stripe’s Product & Engineering team to help shape the features that extend beyond what’s possible out of the box with Stripe integrations. You may be building standalone applications that are deployed in user environments, developing priority features within Stripe's ecosystem, or augmenting existing development staff for our users to deliver faster and more resilient connections to Stripe.

What it asks for · 6

  • 5+ years of professional, hands-on full-stack development experience with languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Ruby, Go, or Java
  • Experience with backend infrastructure and building systems that scale
  • Demonstrated ability to design, build, and deploy production applications
  • Excellence at rapid prototyping while maintaining appropriate quality standards
  • Familiarity with containerized applications and object-oriented programming languages
  • Superb problem-solving skills and the ability to understand the product and business side of development

Also a plus

  • Experience working as a software consultant
  • Strong command of distributed systems, API design, and data modeling
  • Familiarity working with AI APIs and leveraging AI code generation tools to accelerate productivity
  • Proven track record of delivering technical solutions in enterprise environments that drive measurable outcomes
  • A passion for handling ambiguity and picking up new technologies, frameworks, and tools while working in a variety of client environments

What the job covers

  • Design and architect robust technical solutions, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and aligned with customer needs
  • Design, build, and deploy production applications that combine user business logic, Stripe best practices, and user-facing interfaces
  • Collaborate directly with internal and external stakeholders, bridging the gap between technical teams and executives
  • Drive the direction of the new Forward Deployed Engineering arm at Stripe and contribute to technical projects
  • Engage directly with users to deeply understand challenges, requirements, and co-develop solutions,
  • Contribute tooling, frameworks, and best practices that scale impact across accounts

Tools and skills named

Languages
  • Go
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Ruby
  • TypeScript
Cloud & infra
  • Distributed systems
Data
  • Data modeling
Frameworks
  • React
Product & design
  • Prototyping

Words the posting leans on

  • users8×
  • applications5×
  • requirements5×
  • design4×
  • directly4×
  • technical4×
  • building3×
  • delivering3×
  • development3×
  • experience3×
  • business2×
  • contribute2×
  • deploy production2×
  • deployed engineering2×
  • design build2×
  • direction2×

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