Software Engineer - Infrastructure

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Seattle, WA Until 9/30/2026 2+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted August 1, 2026 Last posted August 1, 2026
Job description

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

  • Design, develop, maintain, and support application programming interfaces (APIs), backend services, and distributed systems using Ruby, Java, Go and Scala. 
  • Build, test, deploy, and maintain software infrastructure to support large-scale production systems. 
  • Design and develop software systems using analytical techniques and mathematical models to evaluate system performance, predict outcomes, and assess design tradeoffs. 
  • Develop and execute software testing, validation, debugging, and documentation procedures to ensure system reliability and performance. 
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues across multiple services and layers of the technology stack. 
  • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine technical feasibility, design approaches, and implementation timelines within cost and resource constraints. 
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to design and implement new features for large-scale systems. 
  • Design and build systems to securely store, manage, and modify production data and services.
  • Improve engineering standards, development tools, and software development processes to enhance system quality and efficiency.

Who you are

Minimum requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, plus 2 years of software development experience.

Must also have 2 years of experience in each of the following:

  • Developing Software Applications.
  • Working with programming languages: Ruby, Java, Scala or Go.
  • Building backend or full-stack applications for large-scale systems.
  • Designing, building, and maintaining APIs, services, and distributed systems in a production environment.
  • Writing unit tests and performing manual testing for software changes.
  • Implementing Industry-standard software design patterns including distributed systems, event driven architecture, fault-tolerant systems, cost-effective engineering.

Salary: $156,800.00 – $235,200.00/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. WA30 

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About this role

Summary

Develop and maintain APIs, backend services, and distributed systems for large-scale production systems.

Job title

Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

financial infrastructure

Location requirements

Remote work permitted, candidate in Seattle, WA preferred.

Salary

$157k–$235k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

RubyJavaScalaGoAPI designdistributed systemsunit testingsoftware design patterns

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

APIsdistributed systemsbackendlarge-scale systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Washington, USA

Remote State

Seattle, WA, USA

On-site City