Stripe
Technical Operations Engineer, Payments
South San Francisco · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$109k-$164kDetected 15 hours ago
SQLProduct StrategyFinancial ModelingAccountingCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring
About the role
- Our work is core to Stripe's business, as Technical Operations roles in Payments are a dynamic and key component of Stripe's success.
Responsibilities
- You will be instrumental in building Stripe's approach to managing our global network cost base.
- Collaborate across the company, including engineering, accounting, financial partnerships and product teams, to analyze billions of dollars moving through the Stripe platform.
- Translate network specifications into implementation instructions to create billing models for new and revised fees (both scheme and interchange)
- Work with Product and Engineering to implement cost saving opportunities
- Partner with Finance to prioritize areas for investment and explain trends in costs and margin impact
- Monitor and maintain the accuracy of the fees through validation and alerting
- Scale our network cost operation by driving the design, documentation, and training of operational processes to leverage partner relationships.
Requirements
- Have 5+ years of in Payments at a leading technology or payments company
- Experience mentoring junior team members in technical skill development, operational strategy and problem solving
- Have experience navigating the nuanced complexity of financial systems and solving large scale, technical challenges
- We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role.
Compensation
- The annual US base salary range for this role is $109,100 - $163,700.
Benefits
- Hosting education sessions for internal teams to scale knowledge
- The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Company info
- The Payments organization owns some of Stripe's most critical payment flows and a platform that processes hundreds of billions of dollars in payments a year.
- Our team is responsible for translating complex partner specifications related to network costs (interchange and scheme fees) into simplified logic for internal and external consumption.
- This also drives decisions and product recommendations to manage the underlying network costs paid by Stripe and our users.
- The team partners closely with the engineering, product, finance, and partnership groups to manage and understand Stripe's network costs.
- We sit at the intersection of product/platform engineers and financial partners, connecting them to ensure that everyone thrives and nothing is lost in translation.
- We are looking to add payment enthusiasts who enjoy interpreting complex cost structures and ever changing payment network systems in order to optimize on behalf of Stripe and our users.
- At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity.
- Your skills and passion will stand out-and set you apart-especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns.
- At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions.
This listing is sourced directly from Stripe's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.