Staff Software Engineer, Stream Infrastructure - Remote

Overview

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

In Short

• Design, build, and operate event-driven infrastructure using Apache Kafka, Temporal, and AWS services.
• Collaborate with teams to understand requirements and improve streaming infrastructure.
• Implement Kafka operational best practices for resilience and reliability.
• Drive automation and self-healing systems to reduce manual operations.
• Staff-level role typically requiring 10+ years of experience.
• Experience as a technical lead on distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies like Kafka, Pulsar, Flink, or Pinot.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable operating with high autonomy.
• Growth mindset and willingness to learn quickly.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in large-scale production systems.
• Experience leading teams in fast-moving environments.
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work with high autonomy.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on impactful projects.
• Collaborative team environment.
• Growth and learning opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive compensation.