Staff Engineer, Capital Engineering

About This Role

Define and drive the evolution of Stripe Capital’s technical and product vision, operating at the intersection of engineering, product, and strategy. This role involves leading the technical expansion into new geographies and building abstractions for new products, shaping the future of Capital.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term architectural vision for Capital’s systems, ensuring technical roadmap aligns with business goals while maintaining system health and agility
• Design the abstractions and systems required to scale Capital across countries, partners, and new product shapes
• Lead initiatives to improve the durability, auditability, and correctness of financial systems, ensuring performance and resilience during rapid growth
• Mentor senior engineers, foster a culture of technical rigor, and collaborate across functions like Product, Legal, and Partnerships
• Partner with Product, Legal, Treasury, and external financial partners to translate ambiguous business requirements into scalable engineering roadmaps

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on backend experience building large-scale, distributed systems
• Proven track record of building complex distributed systems, identifying shortcomings, and optimizing performance
• Excellent technical communication skills, able to articulate complex architectural trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with partners and across multiple teams
• Past experience mentoring and investing in the development of engineers
• A user-first mindset, caring deeply about product experience and user reliance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on backend experience building large-scale, distributed systems

Nice to Have

• Experience in Fintech, Lending, or complex Financial Systems
• Specific experience with money movement architecture (ledgers, reconciliation, funds flow)
• A history of building or managing complex partner integrations (APIs, data exchange standards)
• Experience navigating trade-offs between speed of delivery and long-term architectural purity in a high-growth environment

Benefits