Software Engineer, Fraud System Interventions
At a glance
Mid-level Software Engineering role at Stripe. South San Francisco · $221,187–$285,600 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and run systems that reduce financial and regulatory risk while preserving a good user experience
- Trace production problems across services and technology layers, then resolve them
- Spot emerging risk patterns, investigate their impact, and move quickly to limit harm
- Work with engineering, product, policy, legal, operations, and data science teams on fraud controls
- Use user pain points and product needs to shape roadmaps and prioritization
What you bring
- A computer science, software engineering, or related degree, plus at least five years of progressive software engineering work after graduation
- At least five years using Java, Ruby, Python, or Go, and conducting SQL-based investigations with visualization software
- Five years translating business needs into software designs and handling production issues across services and technology layers
- Three years building risk-reduction platforms with strong user experiences, plus three years in Trust and Safety
Who this fits
This role suits a software engineer with experience spanning fraud risk controls, Trust and Safety, and production systems. It is based in South San Francisco, with full telecommuting permitted.
From the employer
Who we are
About 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.
What you’ll do
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage platforms and solutions to minimize financial and regulatory risk while maintaining excellent user experience.
- Diagnose and resolve production issues across various services and throughout the tech stack.
- Proactively identify, analyze, and swiftly mitigate emerging risk patterns.
- Partner with diverse stakeholders, which include: engineering, product, policy, legal, operations, and data science teams.
- Collaborate with other engineers to build modular, composable Fraud control systems.
- Interact with the product teams to understand user pain points and requirements to inform roadmap and prioritization.
Who you are
Minimum requirements
Must have a Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, plus five (5) years of post-bachelors, progressive experience in Software Engineering.
Must also have five (5) years of experience in each of the following:
- One of the following programming languages: Java, Ruby, Python or Go;
- Performing data-driven investigations and analysis to inform decision-making using SQL and visualization software;
- Working with systems agnostic of programming languages;
- Translating business requirements into tangible software requirements and system designs; and
- Identifying and resolving production issues that span multiple services and stack layers.
Must also have three (3) years of experience in each of the following:
- Building platforms and solutions to minimize financial and regulatory risk while maintaining high quality user experience; and
- Working within the Trust and Safety industry.
Salary: $221,187 - $285,600/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
100% 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. CA63