Sr Staff Engineer, Billing

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Chat with Stripe sales Sr Staff Engineer, Billing 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 Sr Staff Engineer, Billing 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 Billing helps businesses automate and scale how they charge for products and services. Our team builds the systems that define pricing models, power subscriptions and invoicing, process usage-based billing, and help users manage revenue operations with flexibility and confidence. As businesses grow, their billing needs become more complex. Billing works across product surfaces and backend systems to make that complexity manageable through reliable, extensible infrastructure and thoughtful product-platform design. This role sits across the Billing organization and will help shape the technical direction of core systems used by a broad range of Stripe users. What you’ll do As a Staff Software Engineer on Billing, you’ll lead the design and evolution of backend systems that power some of Stripe’s most important product experiences. You’ll work at the intersection of platform architecture and user impact, building the foundations that allow businesses to model, launch, and scale new ways of charging their customers. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys owning complex technical problems end to end: defining architecture, improving system design, making pragmatic tradeoffs, and partnering closely with product and engineering leaders. You’ll help Billing become more scalable, composable, and adaptable while mentoring other engineers and raising the quality of technical decision-making across the organization. Responsibilities Lead the architecture and delivery of foundational backend systems that support subscriptions, invoicing, and usage-based billing Design extensible platform capabilities that enable new product use cases while preserving reliability, performance, and ease of iteration Drive technical direction across teams by making clear architectural choices, aligning stakeholders, and turning long-term strategy into concrete execution Partner closely with product, engineering, and adjacent platform teams to build systems that balance user needs with maintainability and scale Improve the quality of system design and domain modeling across the organization through technical leadership, design reviews, and hands-on guidance Mentor senior engineers and help develop the next generation of technical leaders within Billing Contribute directly to implementation when needed, especially in high-leverage or technically complex areas of the codebase Who you are We’re 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 15+ years of software engineering experience building and operating large-scale backend or platform systems Demonstrated track record of leading the technical design and delivery of complex, ambiguous product/platform initiatives that span multiple teams or major product areas and deliver measurable business impact. Strong systems design skills, including experience building scalable, extensible architectures in domains with evolving requirements Experience working with distributed and asynchronous systems in production environments Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and to drive alignment and delivery across organizational boundaries Regular, hands-on code contributions and code-review activity in production systems; comfortable shipping, debugging, and iterating in large codebases. Comfortable operating under both technical and business ambiguity: able to translate business goals into technical strategy and present recommendations to senior engineering and business stakeholders. Accountability for organizational outcomes — you own both your technical contributions and the success of the teams/organizations you support. Preferred qualifications Experience building billing, payments, financial systems, or other configurable business platforms Experience with domain-driven design and strong domain modeling in complex software systems Experience leading re-architecture or migration efforts in mature production systems Experience working in large engineering organizations with substantial cross-functional and cross-team dependencies; track record of driving cross-org initiatives to completion. Familiarity with technologies such as Ruby, Java, Kafka, Flink, or MongoDB In-office expectations Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible. Pay and benefits The annual US base salary range for this role is $271,200 - $406,800. 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 South San Francisco HQ, New York, or Seattle Team Revenue & Financial Automation Job type Full time Apply for this role Please find our California applicant personal information notice here . 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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