Software Engineer, Backend

Stripe is hiring a Software Engineer, Backend for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $206k-$286k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Stripe.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this software engineer role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Pay on this posting starts 23% higher than the typical software engineer posting on Level.
This is listed as a remote role.
The posting mentions Java, Python and Ruby among its tools and skills.
Stripe has 736 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Develop scalable backend systems and financial infrastructure APIs as a Software Engineer at Stripe.

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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

Develop scalable computer systems that manage a large volume of information and use them to fulfill business goals for the company and its partners.
Improve backend scalability and performance by integrating lightweight backend framework, overhauling APIs and optimizing database systems.
Design and build tools that ingest and process signals from various sources to make them more accessible for the company’s partner teams.
Design and implement logging and data visualization system for backend APIs.
Diagnose and resolve software issues reported from production, automated testing, QA testing and customers.
Design and implement scalable and reliable automated testing suites to reduce manual Quality Assurance tasks.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and streamlined software development and deployment processes with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.

Who you are

Minimum requirements

Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, plus six (6) years of software development experience.

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

Building software solutions in Java, C++, Python, or Ruby;
Designing, building and maintaining scalable systems;
Translating business needs into software requirements and designs;
Debugging production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack;
Distributed systems; and
Design and implementation of scalable high-performance RESTful microservices.

Salary: $206,086 - $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. WA58

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How we rate this

Software Engineer, Backend at Stripe rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Software Engineer, Backend is an open job at Stripe.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $206k-$286k a year.
The role is based in Seattle, WA and is marked remote.
The job was posted on September 14, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Stripe. Apply on Stripe

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

BackendDistributed SystemsSoftware EngineeringMicroservicesDatabase OptimizationJavaPythonRuby

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Pay

This job starts at: $206k
Typical software engineer job: $167k

This posting starts 23% above the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs

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