Software Engineer, Operator Tooling

Bucharest · Romania Locations · 3+ years experience · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

Operator Tooling builds software that helps Stripe’s operations teams spend less time on manual processes and more time on high-expertise work.
The role involves building and improving the platforms Stripe’s operations teams use to manage their work.
Working across backend systems, you will turn complex operational needs into reliable tools and integrations while partnering directly with internal users.

Own problems from end to end, managing complexity and working directly with stakeholders to understand business impact, reliability, and operability
Contribute to the product roadmap, help shape the team’s vision and strategy, and act as a sounding board for team leadership
Uphold Stripe’s high standards for engineering and product quality
Mentor newer team members and help them develop their engineering skills
Work with stakeholders across Stripe to understand competing needs and balance priorities

3+ years of software engineering experience
Comfort working across backend systems, with an understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing and deployment
Ability to write high-quality, thoroughly tested code with clear documentation and appropriate production observability, following best practices in engineering, security, and design
Empathy for internal and external users and a commitment to improving their experience
Proven ability to integrate different services and processes, including those you haven’t worked with before