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Software Engineer

Chicago, USAHybridPosted 1 month ago

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Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Level
Not listed
Department
Software Development
Experience
4+ years experience
Posted
Aug 17, 2026

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop scalable computer systems that manage a large volume of information and use them to fulfill business goals for Stripe and its partners.
  • Design, implement and deploy adaptable rules systems that use this information to output internal assessments, perform scoring, and derive automated actions for mitigating financial risk and increase the efficiency of Stripe’s global risk mitigation program.
  • Design and build tools that ingest and process signals from various sources to make them more accessible for our partner teams.
  • Participate in all parts of the software development workflow and see the projects through to completion, including their large-scale deployment.
  • Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
  • Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
  • Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Stripe’s engineering teams.

Minimum requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field plus 4 years of experience in Software Development or a related occupation. Employer is willing to accept a 3 or 4 year US or foreign degree.

Must also have 4 years of experience in each of the following:

  • Building software solutions in Python, Ruby, Objective C, C++, or similar;
  • Designing, building, and maintaining scalable systems;
  • Translating business needs into software requirements and designs;
  • Debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack; and,
  • Distributed systems.

Compensation

Salary: $173,000 - $259,600/yr. This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.

40 hrs/week. 50% telecommuting permitted.

Multiple Positions Available.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.