Staff Engineer, Compute Foundation
Core
Design, build, and operate the core systems enabling Stripe engineers to ship code and infrastructure safely at high velocity, including Linux machine images, host bootstrapping, and OS configuration.
Role type
Staff Engineer, Compute Foundation (Infrastructure)
Builds
Linux machine images, host bootstrapping systems, OS configuration platforms, and multi-cloud workload distribution systems.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Linux Systems Engineering
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Linux systems expertise, cloud compute infrastructure, fleet-scale image management, safe infrastructure rollout practices, incident response leadership, technical strategy setting, cross-team coordination, production debugging, system architecture design.
Preferred skills
Immutable infrastructure platforms, Kubernetes, multi-region fleet operations, progressive delivery systems, legacy configuration modernization, OS security patching, software supply-chain security.
Technologies
Linux, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, containers, VMs, block storage, IAM, systemd.
Responsibilities
Lead large, ambiguous infrastructure projects from design to production; set technical direction for host infrastructure evolution; design systems for safe, predictable infrastructure changes; lead incident response for owned systems; partner with technical leaders across infrastructure and security; mentor senior engineers on architectural decisions.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
