Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Tax Engineering
Stripe has an opening for a Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Tax Engineering in Seattle, WA, United States. The listing describes it as a full-time position.
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Stripe has an opening for a Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Tax Engineering in Seattle, WA, United States. The listing describes it as a full-time position.
From the advert, the main requirements are 4+ years of experience.
The advert mentions Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, Scala, SQL and Kubernetes among the skills and tools for this role.
Pay stated in the listing: $174,595.00 - $235,200.00/yr.
Benefits mentioned in the advert: pension or retirement plan and bonus.
Visa sponsorship is not mentioned. Applicants from outside United States should check the official work permit route before applying.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Greenhouse on Nov 12, 2026.
- Employer
- Stripe
- Location
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Job type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $174,595.00 - $235,200.00/yr
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Found
- Nov 12, 2026 on Greenhouse
- Employer text
- 334 words, about 2 min to read
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This job's listed pay is 136% above the benchmark.
Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
- H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
- L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
- O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
Official routes: USCIS
About the role
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01About Stripe
Stripe, LLC. 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.
02Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain large-scale low-latency services and data pipelines.
- Work collaboratively on projects that span multiple engineering groups, across multiple functions (engineering, TPM, product, business), and involving different business stakeholders such as tax experts, accountants, and product owners.
- Build watertight controls across data flows to ensure super high accuracy for all transactions (trillions of dollars).
03Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, or a related field, plus 4 years of related work experience in software engineering. Must also have experience in each of the following:
3 years in
- experience writing high-quality software using Java, Ruby or Scala;
- experience with Python for backend logic, data processing, or automation scripts;
2 years in
- experience building highly scalable backend infrastructure;
- experience designing and maintaining Microservices and implementing RESTful Web Service;
- experience with Kubernetes and kubectl for managing and scaling cloud-native applications;
- experience in SQL for managing large-scale data sets and optimizing database performance;
1 year in
- experience with frontend technologies, specifically JavaScript or TypeScript, to support end-to-end feature delivery; and
- experience mentoring junior engineers.
Salary: $174,595.00 - $235,200.00/yr
This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary.
40 hrs/week
50% Telecommuting Permitted.
Multiple Positions available
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. WA82
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