# Software Engineer IC-02

**Company:** [Stripe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stripe)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $161k – $235k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Ruby, Java, TypeScript, SQL, gRPC, Thrift, GraphQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, Microservices
**Posted:** 2026-05-21

> Build and maintain APIs, services, and backend systems using Ruby, Java, and TypeScript. Design microservices, work with relational/document databases, and integrate event-driven systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across engineering teams using Ruby and Java
- Build software infrastructure, including developing, testing, and deploying it
- Design and develop software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
- Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation
- Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine the feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
- Work with engineers and cross-functional partners across the company
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, or related field followed by 4 years of software development experience
- 3 years of experience building software solutions using Ruby, Typescript or Java
- 3 years of experience defining storage schemas for relational, document or columnar databases
- 3 years of experience querying data stores using SQL
- 3 years of experience building and integrating service endpoints using GRPC, Thrift, or GraphQL
- 3 years of experience building systems integrated with event processing technologies including SQS, Kafka or RabbitMQ
- 1 year of experience architecting and designing microservices

## Benefits
- Equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
- 401(k) plan
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Wellness stipends
- Up to 50% telework permitted

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