What you'll do
- You will join as a Technical Lead for one of the most impactful teams at Stripe
- You will lead a team of engineers, collaborate with infrastructure and product engineering orgs, and advance service oriented architecture (SOA) adoption at Stripe
- By collaborating with the teams technical leaders, you will ensure the software your team builds meets the needs of Stripe and its customers
- We are a highly effective team that consistently delivers high-impact results while genuinely caring for one another
- We expect you to bring your curiosity and critical thinking skills to this challenging domain
- We are looking for individuals with a strong background in designing and delivering high-performance infrastructure products for both internal and external customers
- We would love to hear from you whether you have spent your entire career in infrastructure or are looking to apply your skill set to the database engineering domain for the first time
Responsibilities
Lead a team of talented engineers on the team, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure their successPartner with Engineering Managers to create roadmaps that deliver milestones toward a cohesive engineering visionUnderstand user needs and pain points to prioritize engineering work and deliver high quality solutions that meet user needsDrive the execution of projects, overseeing the entire development lifecycle from planning to delivery, while maintaining high standards of quality and timely completionWork with high-visibility teams and their stakeholders to support the Infrastructures key engineering initiativesProvide hands-on technical leadership (architecture / design, vision / direction / requirements setting, and incident response processes) for team membersWork with leaders across the company to create and drive toward the longer term vision of Stripes services roadmapFoster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the teamWho you are
Were looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the roleIf you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to applyThe preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirementMinimum Requirements
10+ years of technical experience or 7+ years in infrastructure / platform engineering field5+ years in a strategic technical leadership roleExperience leading engineering team(s) working on API design, abstractions, frameworks, or client libraries (e g building internal or external developer products)Hands-on experience building infrastructure and products for internal or external customersProven track record of delivering pragmatic solutions that accelerate business growthAbility to adjust conversations from high-level discussions to detailed codingThrives on a high level of autonomy and responsibilityClear and persuasive writing and in-person communicationStrong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, determination, and a growth mindsetAbility to work effectively with a diverse group of people, genuinely caring for each other and contributing to high level of psychological safety for all team members and partnerProficient in at least one of the programming languages (Java, Ruby, Python, Go)Preferred Qualifications
Strong written and verbal communication skills for different audiences (leadership, users, company-wide)Experience with a variety of common infrastructure platforms (databases, logging, event streams, metrics, caching, etc)Experience leading partially remote teamsExperience developing sustainable, in-house framework and abstraction ecosystems in large engineering orgsExperience building serverless platformsExperience managing rigorous incident response processes and on call rotationsIts not expected that youll have deep expertise in every dimension above, but you should be interested in learning any of the areas that are less familiarIn-office expectationsOffice-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with usersThis expectation may vary depending on role, team and locationFor example, Stripes in our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80% in-office expectation, and those in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100% from the officeAlso, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discussThis approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possiblePay and benefits
Stripe does not yet include pay ranges in job postings in every countryStripe strongly values pay transparency and is working toward pay transparency globallyShow more Show lessSkills Required
Java, API Design, Go, Ruby, Python