Stripe
Backend Engineer, Payments and Risk
Found: February 4, 2026
This role is based in Toronto, Canada.
Compensation:
$155,700 - $285,600/year
What you'll do:
Design, build, and maintain APIs and services that handle billions of money movement requests. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Scope, design, build, and maintain APIs and services.
- Debug and solve critical production issues.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate with stakeholders.
Minimum requirements:
- 2-12+ years of software engineering experience.
- Strong coding skills in any programming language.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with large-scale financial tracking systems.
- Knowledge of cloud-based services (e.g., AWS, Docker).
