About The Position
The Engineering Manager will lead and grow Stripe’s Sandboxes engineering team, set technical direction, and operate critical systems while fostering operational excellence and thoughtful product development. The team builds and operates testing capabilities—including claimable sandboxes and isolated test environments—that help businesses and AI agents safely develop and test integrations with Stripe. The role works directly with users to understand their needs and partners with Product, Design, and Data Science to shape and deliver the team’s strategy. It combines building reusable testing capabilities across Stripe with attention to the details that make developer tools effective and easy to use.
Requirements
- 4+ years of engineering management experience, directly managing and growing teams of 5+ engineers building and shipping products at scale.
- 8+ years of full-time software development experience.
- Experience building reusable, extensible software that supports a range of user needs, with strong user empathy and a commitment to high-quality user experiences.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of finding practical solutions to complex challenges.
- Experience turning ambiguous goals into clear priorities and delivering multiple high-impact workstreams.
- A track record of building a supportive environment with candid feedback and high expectations.
- Technical depth to guide architecture and product design discussions and help engineers make informed tradeoffs.
- Experience taking ownership of initiatives and moving work forward independently.
Nice To Haves
- Strong product and design judgment, including the ability to simplify complex user experiences.
- Experience making decisions and building strong working relationships across teams.
- Experience building and leading a distributed team across multiple locations and time zones.
- Experience building developer tools or platform capabilities.
- Experience building testing tools or capabilities that help users test within a product.
- Experience building AI agent systems or tools that support agent-driven development.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering planning and execution, partnering with Design to build clear, useful testing experiences.
- Shape the team’s strategy and roadmap, aligning partners across Product, Design, Infrastructure, Marketing, and Operations.
- Own delivery from problem definition through rollout and ongoing operation, improving system performance and the user experience.
- Uphold high engineering standards across the team’s codebases and development practices.
- Partner with Recruiting to hire engineers and build a diverse, high-performing team.
- Coach and mentor engineers, provide candid feedback, and support career development tailored to their goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
