Staff Engineer – Identity

Stripe

Staff Engineer establishing the technical architecture and strategy for Stripe's Identity systems. Leading development and cross-team collaboration to ensure reliability and security for users.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowGoGraphQLJavaKafkaPrometheusPythonReactRubyScalaSparkSplunkSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own technical strategy — Define the architecture for Identity's core systems (Identity Store, headless verification platform, fraud detection infrastructure), make build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions, and surface technical risks before they become customer-facing failures
Lead 0-1 platform development — Architect net-new systems including the Identity Store, Networked Identity platform, and advanced fraud detection pipeline (behavioral biometrics, deepfake discriminators, adversarial training). Drive the evolution from a hosted-UI product to a headless-API and embedded-components platform
Drive cross-functional alignment — Be the primary technical voice in roadmap and resourcing discussions. Partner with ML, product, legal, and engineering leads across Risk, Fraud, Link, Connect, and Crypto to ensure Identity's abstractions serve the full breadth of Stripe's product surface
Raise the technical bar — Set engineering standards across ML, backend, mobile, and front-end; lead design reviews; and mentor senior engineers on the judgment needed to operate a high-stakes, externally-facing product
Operate with ownership — Be accountable for reliability, scalability, and security of the systems you design — including the observability and alerting that catch model drift and fraud pattern shifts before customers do

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years of experience in a strategic technical leadership role.
Experience leading engineering team(s) working on API design, abstractions, frameworks, or client libraries (e.g. building internal or external developer products).
Proven track record of delivering pragmatic solutions that accelerate business growth.
Ability to adjust conversations from high-level discussions to detailed coding.
Thrives on a high level of autonomy and responsibility.
Clear and persuasive writing and in-person communication.
Strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, determination, and a growth mindset.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people, genuinely caring for each other and contributing to high level of psychological safety for all team members and partner.
Has experience in a range of software languages and frameworks. Examples of what we work with include:
Languages: primarily Ruby and Typescript, but also Python, Scala, Java, Go, and SQL (Spark and Trino dialects)
Frameworks: React, GraphQL Kafka, Protobuf, Airflow, Bazel, Temporal,
Others: Mongo, Splunk, Prometheus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringAPI designRubyTypescriptPythonScalaJavaGoSQLReact

Soft Skills

strategic technical leadershipproblem-solvingcritical thinkingcommunicationautonomyresponsibilitycollaborationmentorshippersuasiongrowth mindset