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Staff Software Engineer, IAM Control Plane

Stripe · San Francisco · On-site

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About Stripe

Stripe is a financial services platform that helps all types of businesses accept payments, build flexible billing models, and manage money movement. Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Kleiner Perkins.

About the role

You will design, build, and maintain the critical systems that control our user’s access to Stripe. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • This is a Staff-level role, so we're targeting 10+ years in software development
  • A high bar for engineering quality and a passion for building resilient, scalable distributed systems
  • Experience designing, building, and operating backend services in a professional environment
  • The ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex problems with a product-minded approach
  • Proficiency in a modern backend language such as Go, Ruby, Java, or similar
  • Mentor engineers at all levels, supporting their professional growth and technical leadership development
More about this role

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

The IAM Control Plane team’s mission is to empower Stripe users to easily and securely manage their access to Stripe products and data. As part of Stripe's Organizations and Auth Platform, we own the platform for API keys, user roles, and access auditing, ensuring the right people have the keys to the kingdom - and no one else. We are a team of around 10 engineers with an ambitious roadmap, blending deep platform work with direct product impact.

You will design, build, and maintain the critical systems that control our user’s access to Stripe.

  • Design and build the next generation of IAM primitives to securely power AI-driven agentic experiences on Stripe
  • Develop new user-facing permission...

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