Company:Stripe (Large)
Location: San Francisco, CA / Remote
Role Type: Full-time
Compensation: $220,000 – $300,000
Sentiment: High
Rating: 4/5
Description
Stripe's Developer Platform team owns the API, SDKs, docs, and the overall developer experience surface. This Staff-level role requires driving large cross-functional technical initiatives and representing engineering in product strategy conversations.
Key Requirements
8+ years of software engineering, 2+ years at Staff or equivalent scope
Track record of defining and shipping platform primitives
Strong written communication; Stripe is documentation-culture-first
Experience with API design, versioning, and backwards compatibility
Research Notes
Strong referral path: Jordan Graft worked at Stripe 2021–2023; sent a LinkedIn message 2026-04-18
Identified two internal contacts via LinkedIn Sales Navigator free trial
Concern: Staff level may require more explicit scope narrative than my current resume conveys; need to reframe "led migration" items as "defined the technical strategy for..."