Software Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Backend): Building and scaling distributed backend systems and APIs for a revenue and billing platform with an accent on API design and service reliability. Focus on architecting high-performance services, solving distributed systems challenges, and mentoring engineering talent.

Location: Toronto (Primary location). Applicants not located in the primary location may request salary ranges for their own location during the interview process.

Salary: CA$172,000 - CA$258,000

Company

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform that helps millions of businesses accept payments and grow revenue.

What you will do

• Scope, architect, and lead technical projects to build and scale distributed backend systems and APIs.
• Design, build, and maintain reliable, high-performance APIs and backend services.
• Own service reliability by setting performance targets and driving improvements across the stack.
• Debug production issues across distributed services and multiple levels of the stack.
• Make technical tradeoffs balancing business priorities, system performance, and sustainability.
• Mentor engineers and partner with product managers to deliver well-integrated platform services.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry software engineering experience.
• Strong coding skills in any programming language.
• Direct project leadership and mentorship experience.
• Ability to thrive with high autonomy and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Interest in working as a generalist across varying technologies and stacks.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures.
• Experience with subscription management, usage-based billing, or financial reporting systems.
• Interest in financial infrastructure and revenue operations.