Staff Engineer, Data Engineering Solutions

the opportunity to drive the execution of key data initiatives for Stripe, overseeing the entire development lifecycle from planning to delivery while maintaining high standards of quality and timely completion • Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the team Who you are We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Minimum requirements • 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating data systems and pipelines, datasets and data warehouses, infrastructure, and leading small teams to deliver excellent solutions • A strong engineering background and passion for data • Prior experience with writing and debugging data pipelines using a distributed data framework (Spark, Hadoop, Trino, etc.) • An inquisitive nature in diving into data inconsistencies to pinpoint issues, and resolve deep-rooted data quality issues • Knowledge of a backend development language (such as Scala, Java, or Go) and strong SQL experience • Strong customer focus, with a commitment to partnering with Product Managers, leaders, and other Stripe engineers to understand their use cases • Effective cross-functional collaboration, with the ability to think rigorously, communicate clearly, and make or coordinate difficult decisions and trade-offs • Thrive with high autonomy and responsibility in an ambiguous environment • Ability to foster and work in a healthy, inclusive, challenging, and supportive work environment Preferred qualifications • Expertise in Iceberg, Kafka, Change Data Capture, Flink, Spark, Airflow, Hive Metastore, Pinot, Trino, and AWS Cloud, and experience influencing open-source contributions • Experience creating and maintaining Data Marts and Data Warehouses to power business reporting needs • Experience working with Product or Go-to-Market (GTM—Sales and Marketing) teams • Genuine enjoyment of innovation and a deep interest in understanding how things work, with the ability to question and direct architectural decisions • Strong written and verbal communication skills for various audiences, including leadership, users, and company-wide stakeholders