Solutions Architect, Commercial, UK/I
Stripe · Dublin · 1152 Solutions Architecture (EMEA) · listed September 9, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Principal
Experience asked
4–7 years
Where
On site
Requirements listed
10
Length
732 words
In the posting’s own words
As a member of the team, the Solutions Architect will build highly consultative trusted relationships with c-level executives and technical decision makers in the customer’s organization to provide business and technical thought leadership, and become a trusted advisor in solving mission-critical business challenges. She/he will architect business models with them so they can drive new monetization opportunities and growth for both the user and Stripe.
What it asks for · 10
- 4+ years of experience in a similar customer-facing engineering role (e.g. solutions architect, sales engineer, customer success, professional services delivery) for a fin-tech/payment-tech / global software enterprise with 7+ years of total relevant experience (software development, enterprise sales/ architecture, business development etc.)
- Experience as a customer facing roles - presenting and architecting solutions. Domain experience in the payments space is preferred
- Deep understanding or background in writing code in at least 2 of Stripe’s primary deployment languages (Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, etc.)
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills, presentation skills, and comfortable explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to understand how a wide variety of technologies and systems interact with each other (ERP, CRM, Billing, Tax, Legacy)
- Executive engagement skills and presence, with an ability to establish strong relationships with key decision makers and build credibility at all levels.
- Strong organizational/time management skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities while working with multiple opportunities and customers.
- Strong collaboration skills to work seamlessly with the broader GTM team to support our users.
- Experience solving open ended business problems with a combination of technology and creative thinking
- Ability to travel per business needs
What the job covers
- Drive thought leadership and build executive relationships with key business and technical stakeholders including CIO, CTO, COO, CRO, CDO & Head of Payments. Strive to become their trusted advisor.
- Work to deeply understand the customer’s business objectives and apply Stripe’s payments, SaaS, Banking-as-a-Service and Link Network solutions to customer challenges
- Secure the technical win for Stripe’s products by delivering demos, responding to RFPs, evangelizing Stripe’s products, and collaborating internally on narratives that align with the customer’s goals.
- Collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders including go-to-market, product and marketing to deliver impactful EBC briefings for Mid Market accounts
- Work closely with professional services and partners to accelerate activations and time to live
- Collaborate with partners to help Stripe scale and reach its Total Addressable Market
- Approximately 25% travel is anticipated to help you connect in-person in a meaningful way with users and collaborate internally
Tools and skills named
Go to market
- Solutions architecture4×
- Customer success2×
- Go-to-market2×
- Enterprise sales
- SaaS
Languages
- Go
- Java
- JavaScript
- Python
- Ruby
Words the posting leans on
- business17×
- customer12×
- solutions12×
- experience9×
- technical7×
- architect6×
- payments5×
- skills5×
- architecture4×
- build4×
- decision makers4×
- drive4×
- executive4×
- product4×
- relationships4×
- trusted advisor4×
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