# Senior Software Engineer

**Company:** [Stripe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stripe)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $221k – $286k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Java, Go, Kubernetes, Amazon Ec2, Envoy, Linux, Puppet, Distributed Systems, Technical Architecture, Load Balancing, Mtls
**Posted:** 2026-09-02

> Senior Software Engineer designing and operating high-scale distributed systems and core networking infrastructure for internal product teams. Requires a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of software engineering experience, or a master’s degree with 3 years, plus strong cloud, Java, Go, and Kubernetes expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain high-scale distributed systems.
- Build core networking solutions, including load balancing, mTLS networking, fleet health, and observability for microservices.
- Enable internal infrastructure teams to operate products globally and at scale.
- Scope, design, implement, and deploy robust solutions while balancing reliability, throughput, latency, resiliency, engineering velocity, and cost.
- Improve resiliency, reliability, efficiency, and management at scale through software solutions.
- Contribute to team strategy, roadmap, tooling, processes, and culture.
- Set clear goals and provide regular feedback on team member performance.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field and 5 years of post-bachelor's progressive software engineering experience; alternatively, a master's degree or foreign equivalent and 3 years of software engineering experience.
- 3 years of experience with cloud systems, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
- Experience creating technical architecture and designs.
- Experience building operating infrastructure and tools that empower developers.
- Experience developing software with Java and Go.
- Experience developing, maintaining, and debugging distributed systems using open-source tools.
- Ability to break down complex systems, identify optimization opportunities, and make data-driven cost-performance tradeoffs.
- Experience with Kubernetes, EC2, Envoy, Linux, and Puppet.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary: $221,187–$285,600 per year.
- Additional benefits may include equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses, 401(k), medical, dental, vision, and wellness stipends.
- 40 hours per week.
- 100% telecommuting permitted.

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