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Stripe

Software Engineer at Stripe (Chicago, IL)

Stripe· Chicago, IL·

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 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.

Minimum requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 4 years of experience in Software Development or a related occupation. Employer is willing to accept a 3 or 4 year US or foreign degree.

Must also have 4 years of experience in each of the following:

  • 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.

Salary: $173,000 - $259,600/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

50% 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. IL40

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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