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Staff Engineer, Workflow Engine

at Stripe

📍 Seattle, US-Remote, San Francisco Onsite Posted March 05, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Stripe is seeking a Staff Engineer to develop and maintain their core asynchronous infrastructure, enabling reliable distributed workflows across teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain core infrastructure
  • Debug production issues
  • Lead engineering initiatives
  • Mentor engineers
  • Plan for infrastructure growth

Technical Overview

The role involves working on distributed, fault-tolerant systems, focusing on asynchronous processing, performance optimization, and workflow orchestration using tools like Temporal and Cadence.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience in distributed systems and asynchronous processing. They have led initiatives across multiple teams, possess deep domain expertise, and are skilled in mentoring engineers to build scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure.

Must-Have Skills

10+ years of engineering experienceLeading initiatives across multiple teamsDeep domain expertiseCollaborating across teamsMentoring engineers

Nice-to-Have Skills

TemporalCadenceDistributed systems expertise

Tools & Platforms

TemporalCadence

Required Skills

Distributed SystemsAsynchronous ProcessingFault-tolerant SystemsService PlatformPerformance OptimizationCode DebuggingMentoringLeadershipWorkflow OrchestrationTemporalCadence

Hard Skills

Distributed SystemsAsynchronous ProcessingFault-tolerant SystemsService PlatformPerformance OptimizationCode DebuggingMentoringLeadershipSoftware InfrastructureWorkflow OrchestrationTemporalCadence

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationMentoring

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech
Job Function Developing scalable distributed systems infrastructure

Keywords for Your Resume

Staff EngineerWorkflow EngineDistributed SystemsAsynchronous ProcessingFault-tolerant SystemsService PlatformPerformance OptimizationCode DebuggingMentoringLeadershipTemporalCadenceWorkflow Orchestration

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years of experience, Lack of distributed systems expertise, No leadership or mentoring experience, Inability to collaborate across teams

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