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Backend Engineer, Core Technology

Stripe
Dublin, Ireland
4 days ago
full-time

Skills & Technologies

BackendMicroservicesScalabilityMachine LearningStrategyAccountingTaxTreasuryAutomation

Job Description

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

• Core Infrastructure—We're the home for Stripe's critical tier0 infrastructure systems (Compute, Networking, DocumentDB, Distributed Caching and high-assurance engineering). We build the foundational platform for Stripe products and services to allow them to operate at scale. We drive reliability, availability, efficiency, and scalability of these systems.

• Developer Infrastructure—We're responsible for the productivity of all developers at Stripe. Ensure Stripe's engineers have a reliable, fast, and easy-to-use inner dev loop to maximize productivity while building everything from low-latency microservices to large-scale data pipelines and machine learning models.

• Reliability Insights and Excellence—We build tools and frameworks to introspect and improve reliability across Stripe.

• Application and Revenue Platform—We build the powerful and scalable infrastructure that powers the company's innovative application offerings and supports the seamless processing and management of Stripe's global transaction volumes.

• Finance Systems—Our mission is to enable effective financial decisions through reliable data, increased efficiency, and automation. We support Accounting, Tax, Finance & Strategy (F&S), Finance Operations (FinOps), and Treasury functions across Automation, Data insights, and process improvements.

• Service Platform—We enable engineering teams at Stripe to easily write and ship useful services that correctly, relia

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Private MedicalPension25+ Days HolidayStock OptionsLearning BudgetFlexible Hours
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)

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Working at Stripe

Stripe's culture is characterized by high standards, urgency, and a fast-paced environment, with a strong emphasis on user focus and meticulous craft. The company fosters deep, multifunctional collaboration and a writing-first approach to knowledge sharing. While employees generally appreciate the leadership and team quality, some reviews indicate challenges related to work-life balance due to the demanding nature of the work.

Perks

Private MedicalDentalPensionHybrid WorkingAnnual BonusEquityLife Insurance25+ Days Holiday

Salary range: £84,400 – £126,600 (Stripe Official Job Posting, May 2026)

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