Developer Productivity Engineer (Stripe Terminal)

TL;DR

Senior Developer Productivity Engineer (hirify.global Terminal): Designing, building, and maintaining tools, libraries, and infrastructure to enhance the productivity of mobile, backend, and embedded engineers with an accent on CI/CD, build systems, and test automation. Focus on driving developer experience across Terminal and ensuring high-quality, scalable, and reliable systems.

Location: This role is primarily based in Seattle or South San Francisco, US, with a preference for candidates in the PST time zone. Applicants not located in the US may be considered for remote arrangements.

Salary: $190,400 - $285,600 (annual US base salary)

Company

hirify.global is a financial infrastructure platform enabling millions of businesses, from startups to enterprises, to accept payments and grow revenue.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain developer productivity tools, libraries, and infrastructure for mobile, backend, and embedded systems.
• Collaborate closely with mobile engineers to understand workflows and pain points, translating them into practical solutions.
• Contribute to and improve build, CI/CD, and test automation systems for Terminal SDKs, Android apps, and firmware.
• Work with stakeholders across Terminal to prioritize work, balance competing needs, and ensure solutions integrate cleanly.
• Own projects end-to-end, from problem discovery and design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing operation.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and documentation to maintain a high bar for code quality, reliability, and developer experience.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful experience with backend systems and at least one of: Android/mobile or embedded/firmware development.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining production systems or developer tooling.
• Understanding of how to build scalable, reliable, and observable services, pipelines, or tooling.
• Experience owning projects from design through implementation, rollout, and ongoing support.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to different audiences.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in one or more of: Kotlin, Java, or Go.
• Experience building tools or platforms to improve developer productivity, with clear empathy for internal developer users.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) and modern build systems.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated testing infrastructure (e.g., integration/end-to-end tests, test orchestration, or reducing test flakiness).
• Experience with Android build and test tooling (e.g., Gradle, emulators, device farms) or firmware build pipelines.
• Experience in payments, point-of-sale, or hardware-integrated systems.