Staff Software Engineer, Data Quality and Governance

Experteer Overview You will lead a team of engineers to build and operate Stripe’s large-scale data discovery and governance platforms. You’ll ensure data pipelines and applications meet SLAs while collaborating with product teams to deliver trustworthy data and canonical datasets. You’ll apply AI/LLM capabilities to complex data challenges and drive end-to-end data initiatives with a strong emphasis on quality and impact. This role blends leadership, technical excellence, and a culture of collaboration to enable Stripe’s data-driven decision making. Compensation / Benefits * Lead the technical outcomes for a team of engineers, mentoring and guiding their delivery * Build and operate large-scale data discovery, metadata/catalog platform * Manage SLAs for data pipelines and full stack data-enabled applications * Collaborate with product managers to create canonical datasets and data warehouses with trustworthy data * Leverage AI/LLM and Agents at scale to analyze high-quality data on ambiguous problems * Drive end-to-end execution of key data initiatives from planning to delivery * Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment that supports innovation and continuous improvement Tasks * 10+ years of experience building and operating data systems, pipelines, warehouses, and leading teams * Strong distributed systems fundamentals essential for high-availability data tooling * Inquisitive approach to data inconsistencies and root-cause data quality issues * Backend development experience (Scala, Java, or Go) and strong SQL * Extreme customer focus and ability to partner with product and business stakeholders * Effective cross-functional collaboration and clear, rigorous communication * Ability to thrive with high autonomy in ambiguous environments * Commitment to an inclusive, supportive team culture Key requirements *

_ ambiguous problems * Drive end-to-end execution of key data initiatives from planning to delivery * Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment that supports innovation and continuous improvement Tasks * 10+ years of experience building and operating data systems, pipelines, warehouses, and leading teams * Strong distributed systems fundamentals essential for high-availability data tooling * Inquisitive approach to data inconsistencies and root-cause data quality issues * Backend development experience (Scala, Java, or Go) and strong SQL * Extreme customer focus and ability to partner with product and business stakeholders * Effective cross-functional collaboration and clear, rigorous communication * Ability to thrive with high autonomy in ambiguous environments * Commitment to an inclusive, supportive team culture Key requirements *