Software Engineer, Experimental Projects
Core
Full-stack software engineer driving rapid prototyping and innovation for Stripe's Experimental Projects team, turning ideas into functional prototypes for real users.
Role type
Senior IC full-stack software engineer (experimental/innovation)
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/open source, collaborative energy
Technologies
TypeScript, Ruby, Python, Java, Go
Responsibilities
Drive projects from ideation to implementation, build full-stack solutions (web frontends, APIs, backend), 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