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.
The Issuing Engineering team is at the heart of how our users create and manage physical and virtual cards. As part of the broader Money Management organization, we build the infrastructure that allows businesses to distribute funds instantly, manage global spend, and scale their financial operations with ease. Our team is responsible for the critical systems that power: * Global Geographic Expansion: Bringing our issuing capabilities to new markets across the globe.
* Card Lifecycle & Transactions: Ensuring every swipe, tap, and click is processed with high reliability and low latency.
* User Experiences: Building the intuitive interfaces and robust APIs that our customers use to manage their card programs.
We are a high-impact team where you’ll work on complex distributed systems, navigate the intricacies of global financial rails, and help define the future of how money moves. ## What you’ll do
As an Engineering Manager for Issuing, you will lead a team of talented engineers to build the financial infrastructure that powers modern commerce. You will be responsible for the technical roadmap and operational excellence of systems that handle millions of transactions globally.
In this role, you will:
Lead and Mentor: Manage a high-performing team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth.
Architect for Scale: Design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure required to support Stripe's rapid global expansion and increasing transaction volumes.
Drive Technical Strategy: Lead technical conversations and decision-making processes across different teams at Stripe to ensure long-term architectural integrity and maintainability.
Solve Complex Problems: Debug production issues across all levels of the stack, identifying root causes and implementing robust solutions that prevent recurrence.
Focus on the Customer: Partner with product and design to build a seamless, world-class experience for the developers and businesses using your infrastructure.
Plan for the Future: Develop and execute long-term technical plans that anticipate the needs of our users and the evolution of the global financial landscape.
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.
Entrepreneurial Spirit: You think like an owner and are excited to take responsibility for the long-term success of the Link ecosystem.
The annual US base salary range for this role is $236,000 - $354,000. 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
Seattle, New York, or South San Francisco HQ
Team
Connect
Job type
Full time