stripe
Technical Operations Engineer, Payments
About this role
Stripe seeks an experienced payments professional to manage network cost optimization across the platform, which processes hundreds of billions in annual transactions. You'll translate complex payment network specifications into billing models, collaborate cross-functionally to reduce costs, and scale operational processes while partnering with engineering, product, finance, and external payment networks.
What you'll do
- Analyze payment flows and translate network fee specifications into billing implementations
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and finance teams to optimize network costs
- Monitor fee accuracy through validation, alerting, and explainability for stakeholders
- Design and automate operational processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual work
- Mentor junior team members on technical skills and operational strategy
- Partner with financial teams to prioritize investments and explain cost trends
What they're looking for
- Payments systems and network operations (5+ years)
- SQL and relational database querying
- Financial modeling and analytical problem-solving
- Cross-functional communication with technical and non-technical teams
- Project management and concurrent workflow prioritization
- Technical mentorship and knowledge scaling
- Large-scale system complexity navigation
- Data and process optimization
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stripe
Stripe builds payment infrastructure and financial services platforms, offering APIs and tools that enable developers and businesses to process transactions, detect fraud, verify identity, and manage security at scale. The company is hiring Backend Engineers, Full Stack Engineers, ML Engineers, AI Engineers, and Security Engineers to develop core platform systems, payment intelligence, customer support infrastructure, and security data platforms.
- Website
- stripe.com