Chat with Stripe sales Cloud Security Engineer Stripe logo Jobs Our opportunity Life at Stripe Benefits University See open roles Open mobile navigation Jobs Our opportunity Life at Stripe Benefits University See open roles Close mobile navigation Roles at Stripe Role details Cloud Security Engineer Who we are About Stripe Stripe 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. About the team Stripe powers businesses all over the world. We process payments, run marketplaces, detect fraud, help entrepreneurs start a business from anywhere in the world, build world-class developer-friendly APIs, and more. Nearly every system we operate interacts with sensitive financial or personal data — making security a top priority for Stripe. Stripe will succeed at our mission of increasing the GDP of the internet only if we prove ourselves worthy of our users’ trust. As an engineer on the Security team, you will design and develop frameworks, systems, and solutions to ensure the security of Stripe’s engineering infrastructure and, most importantly, privacy of our users’ data. The Cloud Security team accelerates Stripe’s business priorities by building core security controls and services that empower teams to build quickly and securely on top of a well-governed cloud platform and partnering with infrastructure teams to advance select critical business priorities using novel infrastructure or integrations as that platform expands. What will you do? Design, build, and operate the core security infrastructure used by all of Stripe’s engineering teams in close collaboration with other stakeholders and our users. Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter Contribute to team learning by improving engineering standards, tooling, and processes Design and build durable solutions that will advance Stripe’s security beyond the state of the art. Help expand Stripe’s cloud footprint on top of secure, paved roads and guardrails Optimize for security controls that have delightful user experiences Partner closely with infrastructure and engineering teams building integrations with our cloud infrastructure or adopting new cloud managed services Make impactful decisions about systems and security — their edge cases, failure modes, and life cycles Use data to determine appropriate baselines against which to measure security Define infrastructure that reliably feeds signals to threat teams Evaluate and prototype new security tools and practices You may work on Designing and implementing controls that support security invariants and enforce our security principles while providing a surprisingly great user experience Providing a migration path for newly acquired companies onto the Stripe Secure Platform, embedding with their engineers and biasing for action CI tooling for platform-related configuration: IAM roles, SCPs, and associated components Guardrails and security controls for both commonly used and newer cloud technologies Expanding our cloud identity infrastructure to provide paved paths for AI and agentic access Automation tooling for continually driving down permissions and access across our cloud services Minimum requirements Empathy, strong communication skills and a deep respect for the power of collaboration A learning mindset, regardless of level or experience The ability to drive clear next steps when encountering ambiguous spaces without clear lines of ownership High standards for code quality and a constructive attitude to help others raise the bar Software engineering experience in a high-stakes production environment A knack for considering how systems can fail and how to fix them An ability to think creatively and holistically about reducing risk in a complex environment Experience with security on one or more of AWS, Azure, or GCP Preferred qualifications Experience conducting threat modeling of software or infrastructure in cloud native environments Experience with Linux systems, Kubernetes, and/or container-based platforms Prior usage of security monitoring tools (e.g., CSPM, CNAAP) Experience in a multi-cloud, or complex, cloud environment A knack for considering how systems can fail and how to fix them An ability to think creatively and holistically about reducing risk in a complex environment Hybrid work at Stripe This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office). In-office expectations Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams. Working remotely at Stripe A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live. Pay and benefits The annual US base salary range for this role is $158,800 - $238,200. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process. 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. Office locations Seattle, New York, or South San Francisco HQ Remote locations Remote in United States Team Security Job type Full time Apply for this role Please find our California applicant personal information notice here . The application window will remain open for 100 days after the Job Post is published. However, this opportunity will remain open based on the needs of the business, which may cause the application window to close before or after the 100-day mark. We look forward to hearing from you At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us. 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Launched out of Y Combinator’s 2009 Summer batch, Stripe is a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses online Stripe is a proud partner of YC companies—from Airbnb (S09) to Defog (W23)—to help them grow their businesses and increase the GDP of the internet.
Salary
$115,000 - $180,000
Location
Remote
