Engineering Manager, Product and Business

Stripe • Chicago, IL

225d • $214,500 - $321,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

As an Engineering Manager at Stripe, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of your team and the broader organization. Your responsibilities will include leading engineering and design processes, coaching, mentoring, and supporting your team as they build innovative solutions. You will collaborate with stakeholders across product, design, infrastructure, marketing, and operations to ensure alignment on projects and objectives and shape the team's strategy and roadmap. You will own problems from end-to-end by managing diverse systems, processes, and technologies, while continuously seeking opportunities to optimize efficiency and user experience. Upholding high engineering standards, ensuring consistency across codebases, and implementing best practices throughout your team will be key. You will also be responsible for recruiting top engineering talent in partnership with Stripe's recruiting team to build a diverse and high-performing team, and supporting your team members' career growth by providing insights and development opportunities tailored to their goals.

Requirements

• 4+ years of engineering management experience, directly managing and growing teams of 5+ engineers focused on building and shipping products at scale.
• 8+ years of full time software development experience.
• Experience building extensible, leveraged software solutions that scale to different kinds of user needs, with the ability to empathize with users and advocate for exceptional user experiences.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a history of creatively tackling complex challenges.
• Background in dealing with ambiguity and executing on multiple high-impact work streams simultaneously.
• Commitment to fostering a supportive, feedback-driven, and challenging work environment.
• Technical proficiency to engage thoughtfully with engineers about architecture and product design, offering valuable insights when necessary.
• A mindset of autonomy and entrepreneurship, where you're excited to take responsibility and drive initiatives forward.

Nice To Haves

• You have a strong product and design sense, and enjoy finding elegant solutions to complex problems.
• Experience thriving in cross-functional environments, demonstrating rigorous thinking, effective decision-making, and ability to build strong cross-team relationships.
• You have experience building and leading a distributed team that works across multiple locations and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Leading engineering and design processes, coaching, mentoring, and supporting your team as they build innovative solutions.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across product, design, infrastructure, marketing, and operations to ensure alignment on projects and objectives and shaping the team's strategy and roadmap.
• Owning problems from end-to-end by managing diverse systems, processes, and technologies, while continuously seeking opportunities to optimize efficiency and user experience.
• Upholding high engineering standards, ensuring consistency across codebases, and implementing best practices throughout your team.
• Recruiting top engineering talent in partnership with Stripe's recruiting team to build a diverse and high-performing team.
• Supporting your team members' career growth by providing insights and development opportunities tailored to their goals.

Benefits

• Equity
• Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Wellness stipends

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees