Backend / API Engineer, Billing

Role: Backend / API Engineer, Billing

Stripe is hiring a Backend / API Engineer to help build and evolve its Billing capabilities within the Revenue and Financial Automation (RFA) team.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a suite of products that help users model and operate their businesses more efficiently.
• Build, test, and ship production-ready backend and API features.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with infrastructure, security, design, and operations teams.
• Mentor engineers and help them grow.
• Debug and resolve critical production issues across services and multiple layers of the stack.

Requirements

• 2–12+ years of backend software development experience.
• Ability to write high-quality code in languages such as Go, Java, or C/C++.
• Hands-on experience building or contributing to large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration skills across workstreams.
• Ability to work with high autonomy and ownership (entrepreneurial mindset).

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures.
• Experience with subscription management, usage-based billing, or financial reporting systems.
• Interest in financial infrastructure and revenue operations.
• Direct leadership and mentorship experience.

Work Location

• Hybrid or remote option: remote is defined as being 35+ miles (56+ km) from a Stripe office.
• Office-assigned employees are expected to spend at least 50% of time in the local office or with users.