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# Backend Engineer, Credit Decisions

- **Company:** Stripe, Inc.
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $173,000.0 - $259,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Database Queries, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Ruby, Scala (Programming Language), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Apache Spark, Stripe, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Codebase, Graphql, Grpc, Docker
- **Published:** July 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://stripe.com/jobs/listing/backend-engineer-credit-decisions/8084195/apply

## About the Role

Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus six (6) years of experience in Software Development.

Must have six (6) years of experience with/in:

 * Working across the stack and navigating codebases with different languages, including 2 of the following: Java, Ruby, Scala, Python, or SQL;
 * Tools including: Spark, IDE, and AWS;
 * Developing user-facing experiences and writing queries for analyzing experiment results;
 * Distributed computing or large-scale distributed systems; and
 * Cloud based services, including: gRPC, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS.

## Description

* Work with a wide range of systems, processes and technologies to own and solve problems from end-to-end.
 * Collaborate with engineers, designers, data scientists, and product managers to develop new features and products.
 * Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter.
 * Build elegant APIs and user experiences that enable merchants to run and scale their businesses on top of the company.
 * Contribute to the design and architecture of the next generation of Stripe's infrastructure, to meet the high growth needs of the company and customers for years to come.
 * Work alongside peer engineering teams, data scientists and strategy partners to design and implement critical systems that power financial decision-making while contributing to the growing team's success., Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.


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