Software Engineer – Backend Engineer – Tax Engineering

Stripe•Seattle, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform used by companies to accept payments, grow revenue, and pursue new business opportunities. Its mission is to increase the GDP of the internet. The Backend Engineer will work in Tax Engineering to design, build, and maintain large-scale, low-latency services and data pipelines. The role works across engineering groups and functions, coordinating with engineering, technical program management, product, business, and stakeholders such as tax experts, accountants, and product owners. It also focuses on building controls across data flows to ensure a high degree of transaction accuracy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 4 years of related work experience in software engineering.
At least 3 years of experience writing high-quality software using Java, Ruby, or Scala.
Experience with Python for backend logic, data processing, or automation scripts.
At least 2 years of experience building highly scalable backend infrastructure.
Experience designing and maintaining microservices and implementing RESTful web services.
Experience with Kubernetes and kubectl for managing and scaling cloud-native applications.
Experience using SQL to manage large-scale datasets and optimize database performance.
At least 1 year of experience with frontend technologies, specifically JavaScript or TypeScript, to support end-to-end feature delivery.
Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain large-scale, low-latency services and data pipelines.
Collaborate on projects spanning multiple engineering groups and functions, including engineering, TPM, product, and business.
Work with stakeholders such as tax experts, accountants, and product owners.
Build controls across data flows to ensure high accuracy for transactions.