Staff Engineer, Apac Job in Stripe

Were looking for a Staff Engineer to drive large technical projects across Global APAC. You will need to set the technical direction across a variety of projects and initiatives while also mentoring and growing others on the team.

You will:

• Scope and lead large technical projects with enormous impact for our users in APAC
• Scrutinize and reason clearly about the technology and architecture choices we make in building these products. In many cases, you will be the decider of these decisions
• Directly contribute to core interface design and write code. Serve as a role model for how great software should be written for Stripe as a whole
• Arbitrate critical decisions correctly that fully consider software best practices, Stripe system realities, and numerous stakeholders preferences and concerns
• Advise Stripes leadership team on key technical considerations related to the future of payments (e.g., on the utility of blockchain technologies). If youre successful, you will change the trajectory of the payment industry as a whole
• Work effectively cross functionally and
• Teach and mentor the next generation of technical leaders at Stripe
  

You may be a fit if:

• You have a strong technical background, including 8+ years of experience with system architecture and API design at a top tier software company
• You have been a Staff, Principal, or Distinguished Engineer at a top tier company
• You have served as the technical lead for a team of engineers and can demonstrate broad technical leadership
• You have owned the technical roadmap for a business area
• You listen well and internalize the best ideas from all over the organization while also setting a vision that others are excited to get behind
• You work well cross-functionally and your co-workers at all levels and across all teams trust you
• You are often cited as the inspiration for engineers that join your teams. Even senior engineers feel that theyre able to learn from you
• Payment experience is a plus but not at all a requirement