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Software Engineer - Full stack
Stripe · Seattle, WA
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What Stripe asks for
From Stripe's Software Engineer - Full stack ad, checked 2 Nov 2026.
Ruby, React, TypeScript, Java and Go
At least 2 years of experience working with each of Ruby, React, TypeScript, Java and Go.
API work and production debugging
At least 2 years building APIs, responding to emergencies and debugging production issues that span several services.
System design proposals
At least 2 years of designing architecture and writing system design proposals.
Business needs to software designs
At least 2 years of turning business needs into software requirements and designs, using standard design patterns.
The ad asks for a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in a related field, plus 2 years of software engineering experience. Based in Seattle, with 50% telecommuting permitted.
How the example answers the ad
Three of the four requirements above, each matched to a line in the example.
Ruby, React, TypeScript, Java and Go
“Led the migration of core payment ledger services from legacy Ruby to Go, resulting in a 40% reduction in service latency.”
Mentions professional work with Ruby and Go at Square. This provides evidence for two of the five required tools in the language stack.
API work and production debugging
“Debugged a cross-service authentication failure that caused a 2% drop in transaction success rates and deployed a root cause fix within four hours.”
Describes resolving a production issue involving multiple services under a tight deadline. This addresses the production debugging and cross-service troubleshooting components.
System design proposals
“Authored system design proposals for a new credit assessment engine that processed over 50,000 requests per day with sub-200ms response times.”
Specifies writing system design proposals for high-volume architecture at Affirm. This fulfills the requirement for designing architecture and creating formal design documents.
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Elena Volkov · Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
Summary
Full-stack software engineer with 12 years of experience in payments and fintech, working in Ruby, Go, Java, React and TypeScript. Led the migration of payment ledger services from Ruby to Go, cutting service latency by 40%, and kept payment APIs at 99.99% uptime. Debugged a cross-service authentication failure to a root cause fix within four hours.
Experience
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer · Square
San Francisco, CA · 2021 - Present
- Led the migration of core payment ledger services from legacy Ruby to Go, resulting in a 40% reduction in service latency.
- Maintained 99.99% uptime for payment processing APIs by implementing automated incident response and proactive health monitoring.
- Debugged a cross-service authentication failure that caused a 2% drop in transaction success rates and deployed a root cause fix within four hours.
Software Engineer · Affirm
San Francisco, CA · 2018 - 2021
- Developed and maintained Java-based microservices to process loan applications, supporting a 25% increase in daily transaction volume.
- Integrated third-party payment vendor APIs to enable real-time fund settlement for partner retailers.
- Authored system design proposals for a new credit assessment engine that processed over 50,000 requests per day with sub-200ms response times.
Software Engineer · PayPal
San Jose, CA · 2016 - 2018
- Enhanced frontend performance for the consumer checkout portal using React and Redux, achieving a 30% faster page load time.
- Built RESTful APIs in Ruby to support international currency conversion modules, increasing total transaction throughput by 10%.
- Diagnosed a recurring database deadlocking issue across distributed payment nodes and refactored SQL queries to eliminate production outages.
Junior Software Developer · Intuit
Mountain View, CA · 2014 - 2016
- Assisted in the maintenance of accounting service APIs, ensuring 100% compliance with new financial reporting standards.
- Refactored legacy Ruby controller code, resulting in a 15% improvement in request handling efficiency.
- Debugged production incidents related to automated tax filing submissions and successfully mitigated data inconsistencies across three services.
- Participated in the design and implementation of a modular UI component library using JavaScript, standardizing the look of four internal tools.
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science · Stanford University
Stanford, CA · 2016 - 2018
- Specialized in distributed systems and cloud computing architectures.
- Completed a capstone project on latency reduction in microservice communication frameworks.
- Graduated with distinction and maintained a 3.9 GPA across all graduate coursework.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · 2010 - 2014
- Earned departmental honors for excellence in algorithm design and complexity analysis.
- Participated in the undergraduate research program focusing on database optimization.
- Served as a teaching assistant for introductory programming courses for four consecutive semesters.
Skills
Frequently asked questions
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Do I need every listed skill?
The ad lists them as minimum requirements: a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in a related field, 2 years of software engineering, and 2 years with each listed skill.
Is this role remote?
Partly. The role is based in Seattle, WA, and the ad permits telecommuting for 50% of the time.
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