Software Engineer, Backend
Stripe · Seattle, WA · Global Operations · listed September 14, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Not stated
Where
Not stated
Stated pay
$206,086 – $285,600
Requirements listed
6
Length
365 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. WA58
What it asks for · 6
- Building software solutions in Java, C++, Python, or Ruby;
- 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;
- Distributed systems; and
- Design and implementation of scalable high-performance RESTful microservices.
What the job covers
- Develop scalable computer systems that manage a large volume of information and use them to fulfill business goals for the company and its partners.
- Improve backend scalability and performance by integrating lightweight backend framework, overhauling APIs and optimizing database systems.
- Design and build tools that ingest and process signals from various sources to make them more accessible for the company’s partner teams.
- Design and implement logging and data visualization system for backend APIs.
- Diagnose and resolve software issues reported from production, automated testing, QA testing and customers.
- Design and implement scalable and reliable automated testing suites to reduce manual Quality Assurance tasks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and streamlined software development and deployment processes with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.
Tools and skills named
Cloud & infra
- CI/CD2×
- Distributed systems
- Microservices
Languages
- C++
- Java
- Python
- Ruby
Ways of working
- Testing3×
- Cross-functional
Frameworks
- REST
Words the posting leans on
- software6×
- design5×
- systems5×
- scalable4×
- backend3×
- apis2×
- automated testing2×
- building2×
- business2×
- computer2×
- continuous2×
- experience2×
- implement2×
- issues2×
- partner2×
- production2×
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