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Fintech, Payments, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Senior Software Engineer, Docs Product

RemoteRemoteFull TimeSenior$190,400–$285,600 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

Ruby
Java
Typescript
Bazel
MongoDB
AI/LLM
technical design documents
architectural decisions
automated testing
validation frameworks

Nice to have

equity
company bonus
sales commissions
medical benefits
dental benefits
vision benefits

Role summary

Stripe is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Docs Product team. This role involves leading the technical design, architecture, and roadmap definition for company documentation infrastructure, including integrating AI/LLM capabilities. Responsibilities include making critical architectural decisions, establishing engineering standards, and contributing high-quality code across the full stack. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, with at least four years of experience in Software Engineering, technical leadership, and full-stack development using languages like Ruby, Java, or Typescript. Experience with MongoDB, automated testing, and AI/LLM implementation is also required.

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

Lead the technical design and architecture of major platform initiatives, author design documents and build consensus across engineering teams.

Define technical roadmaps for complex, multi-quarter projects that span multiple teams.

Make critical architectural decisions for company documentation infrastructure, balancing scalability, reliability, and developer experience.

Evaluate and set direction for integrating emerging technologies, including AI/LLM capabilities, into company documentation platforms and authoring tools.

Establish and evolve engineering standards, best practices and technical guidelines for the team and broader organization.

Partner with engineering teams across the company to understand documentation needs and design integrated solutions.

Design, build and maintain scalable, reliable and performant services and systems.

Contribute high-quality code across the full stack and navigate codebases with different languages and tools.

Debug and resolve complex production issues and improve system reliability.

Take ownership of system health and incident response.

Who you are

Minimum requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field, plus four (4) years of experience in Software Engineering.

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

- Working in a full stack environment with a focus on Ruby, Java, Typescript or Bazel;

- Working as a technical lead for large projects; defining roadmaps for projects that span >6 months and across several teams;

Must have two (2) years of experience in each of the following:

- Authoring and reviewing technical design documents and driving architectural decisions for complex systems while collaborating with junior colleagues;

- Building and scaling automated testing and validation frameworks;

- Designing and implementing persistent data models using MongoDB; and

- Implementing emerging technical standards for AI/LLMs.

Salary: $190,400 - $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. NY59

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