Staff Software Engineer - Stripe Tax

Collecting and filing sales & indirect taxes is a classic area for technology disruption. Companies selling across countries, states, and even smaller jurisdictions have to navigate through a myriad of tax rates, product-level tax exemptions, filing requirements, and registration obligations. The rules are constantl...

It’s no surprise then that solving tax compliance is a top user request. We launched Stripe Tax as a new SaaS product in 2021 to make tax compliance as effortless as possible. The Stripe Tax team builds the systems and experiences that help businesses understand where they have obligations, calculate the right tax, ...

We’re looking for an experienced technical leader to shape the architecture and technical roadmap for Stripe Tax. You will work alongside leaders across engineering, product, design, operations, and go-to-market teams to turn complex and evolving tax requirements into simple, reliable experiences for millions of bus...

Drive the technical strategy and execution for Stripe Tax’s most important and ambiguous product and platform investments, from early exploration through production adoption
Work backwards from the needs of complex global businesses and evolving tax regulations to identify high-leverage opportunities and shape the product roadmap
Partner with engineering, product, design, operations, legal, go-to-market, and infrastructure leaders to align teams and deliver cohesive tax experiences across Stripe
Design and evolve scalable, resilient systems and data models that meet the exceptionally high standards for correctness, auditability, security, and availability required in tax
Drive interoperability across Stripe products and external tax ecosystems, scrutinizing service boundaries, interfaces, and data contracts to keep the platform extensible
Raise the engineering bar through hands-on technical leadership, clear decision-making frameworks, operational excellence, and mentorship that accelerates other engineers

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
10+ years of industry software engineering experience building and operating large-scale, distributed systems
Deep software engineering expertise, with a track record of making sound architectural decisions while remaining hands-on in the code
A track record of leading complex, multi-team technical programs from ambiguous problem definition through successful delivery and adoption
The ability to set long-term technical direction, identify the highest-leverage investments, and make progress amid uncertainty and competing constraints
Exceptional communication and influence skills, with the ability to build alignment among senior technical, product, and business stakeholders without relying on authority
A commitment to growing other engineers through mentorship, technical feedback, and a culture of rigorous, inclusive, and data-informed decision making
Experience in tax, financial technology, payments, accounting, financial reporting, or another domain where correctness and regulatory complexity are central
Experience working directly with large enterprise customers and translating their complex requirements into durable platform capabilities
Experience designing robust integrations with external systems and APIs, or leading platform work that spans backend services, data, and user-facing experiences