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Stripe

Staff Software Engineer, Card Issuing and Payments

Stripe · NYC, SEA, San Francisco

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
51 days
Stripe's roles stay open a median of 83 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
3% of Stripe's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Stripe
high
633 stale, 52 reposted of 633 open
Hiring momentum
892 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-25

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stripe's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stripe.

About this role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Issuing team at Stripe, you'll define and drive the technical strategy for the card issuing product, overseeing backend services and APIs. Your role involves owning critical systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers while ensuring the reliability and scalability of solutions. You'll also be responsible for making architectural decisions and driving engineering standards within the team.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stripe as an employer.

What you need

  • 10+ years of industry software engineering experience, with demonstrated impact at a staff or equivalent scope
  • Proven track record designing and shipping large-scale user-facing products with distributed backend systems
  • Experience leading cross-functional engineering projects end-to-end
  • Strong API design instincts and ability to build developer-friendly interfaces
  • Ability to influence technical direction and align multiple teams without direct authority
  • High ownership mindset and comfort with ambiguity

Nice to have

  • Experience building or operating real-time transaction processing systems
  • Familiarity with card network protocols, BIN sponsorship models, or issuing bank integrations
  • Experience in regulated financial services
  • Background in embedded finance, card-as-a-service, or Banking-as-a-Service platforms
  • Track record of mentoring senior engineers and contributing to engineering hiring and culture

Worth weighing

  • High-impact role in a fast-moving domain
  • No specific salary or benefits mentioned in the posting
  • Role involves significant collaboration across multiple teams and functions

Summarised from Stripe's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Stripe on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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