Software Engineer, Experimental Projects
Core
Building and testing new concepts with real users to rapidly transform ideas into working prototypes for Stripe's financial infrastructure platform.
Role type
Senior full-stack software engineer (experimental projects)
Builds
Working prototypes, developer tools, and novel payment experiences
Domain
Fintech / Financial infrastructure
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Full-stack development, rapid prototyping, product intuition, user empathy, building customer-facing products from scratch
Preferred skills
Comfort with ambiguity, passion for side-projects or open source
Technologies
TypeScript, Ruby, Python, Go, Java, JavaScript
Responsibilities
Drive projects from ideation to implementation, build full-stack solutions (web frontends, APIs, backend systems), collaborate directly with users to gather feedback, prototype and validate ideas quickly, partner with teams to integrate with existing systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC