Senior Staff Engineer – Core Infrastructure
| Company | Stripe |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field.
- 15+ years of professional experience in a software development or DevOps automation role.
- A strong engineering background in distributed infrastructure and/or platform services, including one or more of the following: storage, databases, compute, networking.
- Experience leading projects on a cross-team and company-wide scale.
- Experience optimizing the reliability and security of distributed systems.
- Experience scaling and migrating systems with little to no downtime.
- Experience mentoring engineers at various stages in their careers.
- Experience developing, maintaining, and debugging distributed systems.
- Experience driving a culture of operational excellence, with a deep understanding of metrics, alerts, and dashboards.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, planning, construction, and maintenance of Compute, Storage, and Networking systems utilized throughout Stripe.
- Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making across Core Infrastructure, various Infrastructure teams, and Stripe’s platform and product teams.
- Mentor and cultivate the next generation of technical leaders at Stripe.
- Influence and participate in roadmap planning and prioritization.
- Debug production issues across services and various levels of the stack.
- Focus on scaling and automating infrastructure services.
- Spearhead initiatives to enhance reliability and observability.
- Collaborate with the leadership team to identify current and future infrastructure needs across Stripe, understand specific requirements, and prioritize both short-term and long-term solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a development team in AWS/Azure/OCI/Google
- Experience with AWS network components (VPC, security groups, DNS Route 53, NLB, gateways, etc.)
- Experience with databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MySQL)
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Terraform