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Stripe

Software Engineer, Fraud System Interventions at Stripe (South San Francisco, CA)

Stripe· South San Francisco, CA·

Job description

About Stripe

Stripe, LLC. 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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage platforms and solutions to minimize financial and regulatory risk while maintaining excellent user experience.
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues across various services and throughout the tech stack.
  • Proactively identify, analyze, and swiftly mitigate emerging risk patterns.
  • Partner with diverse stakeholders, which include: engineering, product, policy, legal, operations, and data science teams.
  • Collaborate with other engineers to build modular, composable Fraud control systems.
  • Interact with the product teams to understand user pain points and requirements to inform roadmap and prioritization.

Minimum requirements

Must have a Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, plus five (5) years of post-bachelors, progressive experience in Software Engineering.

Must also have five (5) years of experience in each of the following:

  • One of the following programming languages: Java, Ruby, Python or Go;
  • Performing data-driven investigations and analysis to inform decision-making using SQL and visualization software;
  • Working with systems agnostic of programming languages;
  • Translating business requirements into tangible software requirements and system designs; and
  • Identifying and resolving production issues that span multiple services and stack layers.

Must also have three (3) years of experience in each of the following:

  • Building platforms and solutions to minimize financial and regulatory risk while maintaining high quality user experience; and
  • Working within the Trust and Safety industry.

Salary: $221,187 - $285,600/yr.

This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions / sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.

40 hrs/week

100% Telecommuting permitted.

Multiple Positions Available.

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. CA63

Why work at Stripe

  • Culture: “Intense and kind” – high expectations paired with a supportive, transparent environment. Weekly all‑hands with senior leaders; decisions based on idea quality, not seniority stripe.com.
  • Growth & Ownership: “Promotions are tied to demonstrated impact, not tenure.” Employees get substantial responsibility early, often working outside their domain stripe.com.
  • Work Model: Hybrid/remote‑friendly – two main HQs (San Francisco & Dublin) plus 25+ offices, and many Stripes work from home or coworking spaces stripe.com.
  • Benefits: Comprehensive medical, mental health, financial advisory, family planning, and parental leave. Education team provides onboarding and ongoing expert‑led courses stripe.com.
  • Diversity & Inclusion: Employee‑created resource groups (Stripe Communities), accommodations for disabilities, and a commitment to equal opportunity stripe.com.

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