Staff Engineer, Workflow Engine

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About the team The Workflow Engine team provides critical infrastructure for Stripe’s business, by allowing engineers to write asynchronous, stateful workflows that are both reliable and fault-oblivious. Our platform abstracts away challenging distributed system complexities and enables engineers to focus on the critical business logic they’re responsible for. Workflows power products such as Stripe Capital, Billing, and Connect, as well as many mission critical control planes. What you’ll do As a technical leader on the Workflow Engine team, you will help guide our service platform’s asynchronous execution capabilities, making asynchronous systems easy to build, resilient, and scalable. You will care deeply about the productivity of the engineers using our systems and lead the engineering organization towards ensuring a thoroughly considered ergonomic developer experience. Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure used by all of Stripe’s engineering teams to asynchronously process financial data and transactions. Liaise with teams using this core infrastructure to ensure it meets their needs and expectations Debug production issues across services and levels of the stack, including managing an on-call pager rotation Plan for the growth of Stripe’s asynchronous infrastructure Analyze existing software for performance optimizations and quality assurance testing Mentor other engineers in the organization and review code Manage projects, including measuring impact and success of the project, and creating a maintenance and reliability plan for the future 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 Minimum 10+ years of engineering experience or equivalent combined work experience reflecting domain expertise Demonstrated experience of leading initiatives spanning multiple teams and leveraging deep domain expertise to influence tech roadmap planning and execution Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to drive business outcomes Experience, mentoring, and investing in the development of engineers and peers Preferred qualifications Demonstrated expertise with Temporal, Cadence, or other workflow orchestration systems. Expertise with tackling complex, distributed systems/infrastructure challenges at scale Deep familiarity with API design for large scale distributed systems User-centric orientation and track record for productizing elegant infrastructure solutions for complex problems 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 $224,000 - $336,000. 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 Team Infrastructure & Corporate Tech 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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