Software Engineer, Local Payment Methods

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’s Local Payment Methods team (LPM Engineering) is dedicated to optimizing payment experiences globally. As we are expanding our portfolio of local payment methods, we are also ensuring seamless transactions tailored to regional preferences. LPM Engineering is the first team under Stripe’s Payments umbrella to establish a presence in the new Bucharest, Romania site, part of a phased expansion of the entire group’s presence here. You will have a unique opportunity to be part of a team that helps unlock new markets and empowers businesses worldwide.

What You’ll Do

Responsibilities

• Scope and lead technical projects, laying the groundwork for early-stage products to iteratively evolve and scale.
• Design, build, expand, and maintain APIs and services.
• Work with our partners to launch new markets, payment methods, and capabilities.
• Align our technical decisions with Stripe’s broad strategic initiatives, while also advocating for needs specific to emerging new businesses.
• Collaborate across the company to leverage existing infrastructure as well as build bespoke solutions where needed to solve problems end-to-end.

Minimum Requirements

• Empathy, strong communication skills, and a deep respect for the power of collaboration.
• A learning mindset, regardless of level or experience.
• Software engineering experience in a high-stakes production environment.
• Experience writing high-quality code in a major programming language and a constructive attitude to help others raise the bar.
• Ability to drive clear next steps when encountering ambiguous spaces without clear lines of ownership.
• Ability to think creatively and holistically about reducing risk in complex environments.
• Financial experience is a plus but not at all a requirement.

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 our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80% in-office expectation. 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

Stripe does not yet include pay ranges in job postings in every country. Stripe strongly values pay transparency and is working toward pay transparency globally.