Data Engineer

Who we are

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

The Data Science team builds data and intelligence into our product,
sales, and operations. This spans across building data foundations and
applying statistical techniques and machine learning to measure and
optimize our product, build data-driven products, and conduct in-depth
analysis to inform strategic decisions.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for people with a strong background in data engineering
and analytics to help us scale while maintaining correct and complete
data. You’ll be working with a variety of internal teams -- Engineering,
Business -- to help them solve their data needs. Your work will provide
teams with visibility into how Stripe’s products are being used and how
we can better serve our customers.

Responsibilities

  • You’ll be working with a variety of internal teams -- Engineering,
    Business -- to help them solve their data needs
  • Your work will provide teams with visibility into how Stripe’s
    products are being used and how we can better serve our customers
  • Identify data needs for business and product teams, understand their
    specific requirements for metrics and analysis, and build efficient
    and scalable data pipelines to enable data-driven decisions across
    Stripe
  • Design, develop, and own data pipelines and models that power internal
    analytics for product and business teams
  • Help the Data Science team apply and generalize statistical and
    econometric models on large datasets
  • Drive the collection of new data and the refinement of existing data
    sources, develop relationships with production engineering teams to
    manage our data structures as the Stripe product evolves
  • Develop strong subject matter expertise and manage the SLAs for those
    data pipelines

Who you are

If you are data curious, excited about designing data pipelines, and
motivated by having an impact on the business, we want to hear from you.

Minimum requirements

  • Have a strong engineering background and are interested in data
  • 5+ years of experience with writing and debugging data pipelines using
    a distributed data framework (Hadoop/Spark/Pig etc…)
  • Have an inquisitive nature in diving into data inconsistencies to
    pinpoint issues
  • Strong coding skills in Scala, Python, Java or another language for
    building performance data pipelines.
  • Strong understanding and practical experience with systems such as
    Hadoop, Spark, Presto, Iceberg, and Airflow
  • The ability to communicate cross-functionally with solid stakeholder
    management to derive requirements and architect scalable solutions.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $157,100 - $212,500. 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

Toronto

Remote locations

Remote in United States, or Canada

Team

Data & Data Science

Job type

Full time

We look forward to hearing from you

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.