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

Backend Engineer, Link

New YorkOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months ago

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Required skills

backend specialist
varying technologies and stacks
entrepreneurial mindset
autonomy and responsibility
collaboration skills
coding skills

Nice to have

large-scale financial tracking systems
cloud-based services
AI and agentic workflows

Role summary

We are seeking a Backend Engineer for our Link digital wallet team, focusing on building and designing the next generation of Stripe products and infrastructure for secure online payments. The role involves debugging production issues, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions. We are looking for individuals with strong coding skills, collaboration abilities, and an entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable working across various technologies in a distributed and hybrid environment. Experience with large-scale financial systems, cloud services, or AI/agentic workflows is preferred.

Who we are

About the team

Link is a digital wallet designed for effortless and secure online payments and digital transactions. With Link, consumers enjoy convenience and peace of mind—it works on any device or browser, is backed by the highest security mechanisms, offers purchase protections on eligible items, and ensures seamless and quick payments. Across the Link Engineering org, we focus on building delightful payment experiences and allowing our global consumer base to pay with their preferred payment methods. Our team's work spans the entire stack from front-end experiences, to infrastructure that supports low-latency transactions, to intelligent systems that help protect consumers and merchants from bad actors.

Team matching for one of the subteams will begin during final stages. Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. More information on our team matching process can be found here.

What you'll do

We're looking for engineers who want to make an impact on payments at a global scale. You'll play a key role in expanding our product suite and the infrastructure that supports it. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams and many other teams across Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs.

Responsibilities

Build and design the next generation of Stripe products to meet the high-growth needs of our company and customers for years to come

Debug and solve critical production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack

Mentor engineers to help them grow

Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to build new features at large-scale, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and processes

Collaborate effectively in a distributed and hybrid team, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues

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. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

2–10+ years of industry software engineering experience (does not include internships or co-ops)

Strong coding skills in any programming language

Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work across workstreams within your team and contribute to your peers' success

Ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility and an entrepreneurial mindset

Interest in working as a backend specialist across varying technologies and stacks to solve problems and delight both internal and external users

Preferred qualifications

Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems

Good understanding and practical knowledge in cloud-based services

Experience with, or enthusiasm for, building with AI and agentic workflows

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