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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 32 days Stripe's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of Stripe's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Stripe
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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 Link team at Stripe, you will lead the design and delivery of innovative money-movement capabilities, transforming the checkout experience for consumers and merchants. This hands-on role involves owning large projects from conception to launch, collaborating with various teams, and building robust backend services and user-facing experiences across multiple technologies. You will also provide technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and help shape the team's roadmap for scaling financial capabilities globally.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 3/5
- 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
- 8+ years of backend and/or full-stack software development experience
- Demonstrated technical experience leading the design and delivery of large, complex software projects from early definition through production launch
- Strong full-stack engineering skills, including experience building reliable backend services and polished user-facing product experiences
- Experience leading and unblocking a group of engineers on a substantial project as a senior individual contributor
- Ability to operate effectively in high-ambiguity environments
- Excellent cross-functional and cross-organizational collaboration skills
Nice to have
- Experience with Java, Ruby, and/or TypeScript
- Experience building payments, money-movement, fintech, or other regulated financial products
- Experience building consumer products at scale
- Experience working on 0→1 products or taking new capabilities from concept through launch and iteration
- Familiarity with stablecoins, digital assets, or the infrastructure that enables global financial products
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves navigating high-ambiguity environments which may require strong problem-solving skills
- Focus on building financial products may involve regulatory considerations
Summarised from Stripe's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Stripe on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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