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Posted 1mo ago

Senior Software Engineer, Docs Product

Pay

USD 190,400–285,600

Location

New York, NY

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Skills this role screens for

TypeScriptJavaRubyFullstackMongoDBTestingDocumentationGlobal operations

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Responsibilities

What you'll do

  • Lead technical design and architecture of major platform initiatives.
  • Author design documents and build consensus across engineering teams.
  • Define technical roadmaps for complex, multi-quarter projects.
  • Make critical architectural decisions for company documentation infrastructure.
  • Balance scalability, reliability, and developer experience in architectural decisions.
  • Evaluate and set direction for integrating emerging technologies (e.g., AI/LLM) into documentation platforms.
  • Establish and evolve engineering standards, best practices, and technical guidelines.
  • Partner with engineering teams to understand documentation needs and design integrated solutions.
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and performant services and systems.
  • Contribute high-quality code across the full stack.
  • Navigate codebases with different languages and tools.
  • Debug and resolve complex production issues and improve system reliability.

Requirements

What they're looking for

  • 4 years of experience in Software Engineering.
  • 4 years of experience in a full stack environment with Ruby, Java, Typescript, or Bazel.
  • 4 years of experience as a technical lead for large projects.
  • 4 years of experience defining roadmaps for projects spanning >6 months and multiple teams.
  • 2 years of experience authoring and reviewing technical design documents.
  • 2 years of experience driving architectural decisions for complex systems.
  • 2 years of experience collaborating with junior colleagues on architectural decisions.
  • 2 years of experience building and scaling automated testing and validation frameworks.
  • 2 years of experience designing and implementing persistent data models using MongoDB.
  • 2 years of experience implementing emerging technical standards for AI/LLMs.

Qualifications

What you'll need

  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.
Full description from the employer

Who we are About Stripe Stripe, LLC. is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. What you’ll do Responsibilities • Lead the technical design and architecture of major platform initiatives, author design documents and build consensus across engineering teams. • Define technical roadmaps for complex, multi-quarter projects that span multiple teams. • Make critical architectural decisions for company documentation infrastructure, balancing scalability, reliability, and developer experience. • Evaluate and set direction for integrating emerging technologies, including AI/LLM capabilities, into company documentation platforms and authoring tools. • Establish and evolve engineering standards, best practices and technical guidelines for the team and broader organization. • Partner with engineering teams across the company to understand documentation needs and design integrated solutions. • Design, build and maintain scalable, reliable and performant services and systems. • Contribute high-quality code across the full stack and navigate codebases with different languages and tools. • Debug and resolve complex production issues and improve system reliability. • Take ownership of system health and incident response. Who you are Minimum requirements Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related field, plus four (4) years of experience in Software Engineering. Must have four (4) years of experience in each of the following: - Working in a full stack environment with a focus on Ruby, Java, Typescript or Bazel; - Working as a technical lead for large projects; defining roadmaps for projects that span >6 months and across several teams; Must have two (2) years of experience in each of the following: - Authoring and reviewing technical design documents and driving architectural decisions for complex systems while collaborating with junior colleagues; - Building and scaling automated testing and validation frameworks; - Designing and implementing persistent data models using MongoDB; and - Implementing emerging technical standards for AI/LLMs. Salary: $190,400 - $285,600/yr This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary. 40 hrs/week 50% Telecommuting permitted. Multiple Positions Available. Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends. NY59 #LI-DNI

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