Demo Engineer

Stripe • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform used by companies of all sizes to accept payments, grow revenue, and pursue new business opportunities. Its mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.

Demo Engineering demonstrates how Stripe works to customers. The Demo Engineer bridges Product Marketing and the demos presented by field and marketing teams. The role translates product positioning and messaging into demo-ready narratives and uses AI-assisted tooling to build them. It tracks product launches to keep demos current, scopes Executive Briefing Center (EBC) demos with Solutions Architects and the EBC team, curates and updates the demo library, and serves as the primary Product Marketing liaison for event demo content.

Requirements

• At least 3 years in a technical, customer-facing, or product role, such as solutions engineering, sales engineering, technical product marketing, developer relations, or software engineering.
• Deep technical product fluency, including the ability to explain how APIs and products fit together and judge what can be demoed reliably.
• Strong storytelling and written communication skills, including the ability to turn a positioning document into a memorable customer narrative.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude Code or Codex to prototype and build software.
• Strong judgment and taste about what matters to customer audiences, from developers to executives.
• Ability to own projects end to end across Product Marketing, Solutions Architects, Product, Design, and Engineering.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a software engineer, or experience building and integrating with Stripe or other RESTful APIs.
• Experience with online and in-person payments, subscriptions, card issuing, or other relevant concepts.
• Experience scoping or delivering executive briefings, keynotes, or large event demos.
• Experience working closely with Product Marketing on launches.
• Subject-matter expertise in a relevant industry, vertical, or product.

Responsibilities

• Translate Product Marketing positioning and messaging into demo narratives.
• Design multi-product demo stories that sequence cleanly.
• Direct demo builds using AI-assisted tools to prototype quickly and build production-quality work.
• Track Stripe product launches and keep the demo portfolio current and on-message.
• Curate the Demo Hub so the field can find the right demo for the right customer.
• Serve as the primary Product Marketing liaison for event demo content.
• Scope EBC and strategic customer demos with Solutions Architects and the EBC team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed