Software Engineer
Stripe · Chicago, IL · Global Operations · listed August 17, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Mid level
Experience asked
4+ years
Where
Not stated
Stated pay
$173,000 – $259,600
Requirements listed
5
Length
377 words
In the posting’s own words
Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. IL40
What it asks for · 5
- Building software solutions in Python, Ruby, Objective C, C++, or similar;
- Designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems;
- Translating business needs into software requirements and designs;
- Debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack; and,
- Distributed systems.
What the job covers
- Develop scalable computer systems that manage a large volume of information and use them to fulfill business goals for Stripe and its partners.
- Design, implement and deploy adaptable rules systems that use this information to output internal assessments, perform scoring, and derive automated actions for mitigating financial risk and increase the efficiency of Stripe’s global risk mitigation program.
- Design and build tools that ingest and process signals from various sources to make them more accessible for our partner teams.
- Participate in all parts of the software development workflow and see the projects through to completion, including their large-scale deployment.
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
- Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
- Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Stripe’s engineering teams.
Tools and skills named
Languages
- C++
- Python
- Ruby
Cloud & infra
- Distributed systems
Words the posting leans on
- systems5×
- design4×
- software4×
- information3×
- services3×
- build2×
- building2×
- business2×
- computer2×
- degree2×
- engineering2×
- experience2×
- foreign2×
- multiple2×
- partner2×
- production issues2×
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