# Software Engineer, Backend at Stripe

> United States · Unspecified · Backend · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Astripe%3A8198280 (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Stripe](https://alderhq.app/companies/stripe)
- Location text: Seattle, WA; US-PERM
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Seattle, WA; US-PERM")
- Posted: 2026-09-14 (52 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-03 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://stripe.com/jobs/search?gh_jid=8198280
- Skills listed (inferred): Python, Java, C++, Ruby/Rails, Distributed systems

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $206k–$286k per year (from the description)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Seattle, n 7): p25 $131k, median $145k, p75 $176k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 10, median offered wage $190k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))
- Recognised sponsor (NL): registered as "Stripe Netherlands B.V." (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://ind.nl/en/public-register-recognised-sponsors/public-register-regular-labour-and-highly-skilled-migrants))
- Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Stripe Payments UK Ltd" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers))

## Description (the employer's text)

### Who we are

### About Stripe

Stripe, LLC. is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

### What you’ll do

### Responsibilities

- Develop scalable computer systems that manage a large volume of information and use them to fulfill business goals for the company and its partners.
- Improve backend scalability and performance by integrating lightweight backend framework, overhauling APIs and optimizing database systems.
- Design and build tools that ingest and process signals from various sources to make them more accessible for the company’s partner teams.
- Design and implement logging and data visualization system for backend APIs.
- Diagnose and resolve software issues reported from production, automated testing, QA testing and customers.
- Design and implement scalable and reliable automated testing suites to reduce manual Quality Assurance tasks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and streamlined software development and deployment processes with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.
### Who you are

### Minimum requirements

Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, plus six (6) years of software development experience.

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

- Building software solutions in Java, C++, Python, or Ruby;
- 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;
- Distributed systems; and
- Design and implementation of scalable high-performance RESTful microservices.
Salary: $206,086 - $285,600/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. WA58

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