Backend Engineer, UI Platform
Core
Build and evolve backend systems that power Stripe's user interfaces, including APIs, GraphQL integrations, and edge systems for the Dashboard and mobile apps.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (UI platform)
Builds
Backend-for-frontend capabilities, APIs, GraphQL integrations, and edge systems for Stripe's Dashboard and mobile applications
Domain
Fintech / Developer Platform
Required skills
AI-assisted and agentic development workflows, backend technologies, distributed systems, production operations, API design, GraphQL, problem-solving, debugging, testing, maintainability
Preferred skills
Backend-for-frontend systems, high-throughput event ingestion, feature flag systems, caching, asynchronous systems, large-scale migrations, data-driven platform improvement
Technologies
GraphQL, AI-assisted development tools
Responsibilities
Take end-to-end ownership of software projects from design to operation; Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable APIs and backend systems; Modernize UI architecture through incremental migrations and automated validation; Improve reliability, observability, and performance of critical user path services; Partner with frontend and infrastructure engineers to create reusable platform capabilities; Use AI-assisted workflows to improve implementation and delivery
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
