Engineering Manager, Connect

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

Stripe is seeking an Engineering Manager for its Connect product team. This role involves leading a distributed full-stack engineering team focused on the primary dashboard experience for Connect platforms. Responsibilities include managing engineering and design processes, coaching and mentoring engineers, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, shaping team strategy and roadmap, and recruiting top talent. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of engineering management experience and 8+ years of software development experience, with a strong ability to build scalable solutions, solve complex problems, and foster a supportive work environment. Experience with distributed teams is preferred.

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe 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.

About the Team

Connect is Stripe's leading product for marketplaces, on-demand services, e-commerce site builders, invoicing platforms, professional SaaS products, fundraising platforms, rental management platforms, and more. By utilizing the power of Connect, users in each of these categories can link multiple parties for the exchange of goods or services. These users rely on Connect for the crucial function of reliably routing payments between these parties.By powering fast, flexible, compliant, and cost-efficient routing of payments on the internet, Connect not only spurs the creation of innovative business models, but it also enables organizations (whether they are businesses, nonprofits, or governmental agencies) to channel previously-offline payments to the internet.

This team delivers the primary dashboard experience for Connect platforms - the surface through which platforms understand, manage, and grow their business on Stripe. The work spans analytics and insights, platform onboarding, connected account management, and the systems that enable other Stripe teams to build high-quality experiences for platform users. You'll lead a distributed full-stack engineering team working across APIs, frontend surfaces, and data pipelines that directly impact platform satisfaction and retention.

What you’ll do

As an Engineering Manager at Stripe, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of your team and the broader organization. Your responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities

Leading engineering and design processes, coaching, mentoring, and supporting your team as they build innovative solutions.

Collaborating with stakeholders across product, design, infrastructure, marketing, and operations to ensure alignment on projects and objectives and shaping the team’s strategy and roadmap.

Owning problems from end-to-end by managing diverse systems, processes, and technologies, while continuously seeking opportunities to optimize efficiency and user experience.

Upholding high engineering standards, ensuring consistency across codebases, and implementing best practices throughout your team.

Recruiting top engineering talent in partnership with Stripe’s recruiting team to build a diverse and high-performing team.

Supporting your team members' career growth by providing insights and development opportunities tailored to their goals.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Requirements

5+ years of engineering management experience, directly managing and growing teams of 5+ engineers focused on building and shipping products at scale

8+ years of full time software development experience

Experience building extensible, leveraged software solutions that scale to different kinds of user needs, with the ability to empathize with users and advocate for exceptional user experiences

Strong problem-solving skills, with a history of creatively tackling complex challenges

Background in dealing with ambiguity and executing on multiple high-impact work streams simultaneously

Commitment to fostering a supportive, feedback-driven, and challenging work environment

Technical proficiency to engage thoughtfully with engineers about architecture and product design, offering valuable insights when necessary

A mindset of autonomy and entrepreneurship, where you're excited to take responsibility and drive initiatives forward

Preferred Qualifications

You have a strong product and design sense, and enjoy finding elegant solutions to complex problems

Experience thriving in cross-functional environments, demonstrating rigorous thinking, effective decision-making, and ability to build strong cross-team relationships

You have experience building and leading a distributed team that works across multiple locations and time zones

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