Software Engineer, Experimental Projects

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companiesfrom the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startupsuse 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 everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Stripes Experimental Projects team is our in-house innovation lab where we rapidly transform ideas into working prototypes. We operate as an idea incubator building and testing new concepts with real users sometimes going from concept to functional prototype in just days.

What youll do

As a Software Engineer on the Experimental Projects team youll be at the forefront of innovation at Stripe turning promising ideas into tangible solutions that could shape the future of our platform. Youll have the autonomy to identify opportunities rapidly build prototypes and work directly with users to validate and iterate on your solutions.

This role combines technical excellence with creative problem-solving youll work across our entire technology stack to bring ideas to life sometimes in just days.

Your work will help us discover new ways to empower businesses worldwide contributing directly to Stripes mission of increasing the GDP of the internet. Whether its creating new developer tools exploring novel payment experiences or inventing entirely new products youll have the freedom to experiment and the resources to make a significant impact.

Responsibilities

• Drive projects from ideation to implementation taking ownership of the full development lifecycle
• Build full-stack solutions including intuitive web frontends clean APIs and robust backend systems
• Work across various technologies and languages (TypeScript Ruby Python Java etc.) based on project needs
• Collaborate directly with users to understand their needs and gather feedback
• Prototype and validate ideas quickly pivoting or adjusting based on real-world usage
• Partner with teams across Stripe to integrate with existing systems and infrastructure

Who you are

Were 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

• 5 years of professional hands on full-stack development experience with languages such as JavaScript TypeScript Ruby Python Go or Java
• Excel at rapid prototyping while maintaining appropriate quality standards
• Demonstrate strong product intuition and user empathy
• Have experience building and shipping customer facing products from scratch

Preferred qualifications

• Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments
• Have a passion for working on side-projects open source or similar self-driven initiatives youre proud of
• Bring energy and enthusiasm that inspires collaboration