Engineering Manager, Issuing at Stripe

Who we are About Stripe 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. About the team The Issuing Engineering team is at the heart of how our users create and manage physical and virtual cards. As part of the broader Money Management organization, we build the infrastructure that allows businesses to distribute funds instantly, manage global spend, and scale their financial operations with ease. Our team is responsible for the critical systems that power: • Global Geographic Expansion: Bringing our issuing capabilities to new markets across the globe. • Card Lifecycle & Transactions: Ensuring every swipe, tap, and click is processed with high reliability and low latency. • User Experiences: Building the intuitive interfaces and robust APIs that our customers use to manage their card programs. We are a high-impact team where you’ll work on complex distributed systems, navigate the intricacies of global financial rails, and help define the future of how money moves. What you’ll do As an Engineering Manager for Issuing, you will lead a team of talented engineers to build the financial infrastructure that powers modern commerce. You will be responsible for the technical roadmap and operational excellence of systems that handle millions of transactions globally. In this role, you will: • Lead and Mentor: Manage a high-performing team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth. • Architect for Scale: Design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure required to support Stripe's rapid global expansion and increasing transaction volumes. • Drive Technical Strategy: Lead technical conversations and decision-making processes across different teams at Stripe to ensure long-term architectural integrity and maintainability. • Solve Complex Problems: Debug production issues across all levels of the stack, identifying root causes and implementing robust solutions that prevent recurrence. • Focus on the Customer: Partner with product and design to build a seamless, world-class experience for the developers and businesses using your infrastructure. • Plan for the Future: Develop and execute long-term technical plans that anticipate the needs of our users and the evolution of the global financial landscape. Responsibilities • Drive Product Innovation: Build novel Link payment capabilities designed to move the needle on conversion for businesses and create seamless value for consumers. • Navigate Product-Market Fit: Lead the team through rapid iteration to find product-market fit, building a diverse suite of products both at the point of checkout and in adjacent consumer spaces. • Full-Stack Ownership: Enable your team to work across a wide range of systems, processes, and technologies, empowering them to own and solve complex problems from end-to-end. • Operational Excellence: Design and lead engineering processes that allow the team to do its best work while engaging effectively with the broader Stripe ecosystem. • Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate deeply with stakeholders across Product, Design, Data Science, Operations, Partnerships, and Marketing to align on strategy and execution. • Team Growth & Mentorship: Actively develop the engineers on your team, providing the coaching and opportunities they need to advance in their careers. • Strategic Recruiting: Partner with Stripe’s recruiting team to identify and hire world-class engineering talent to scale the Link organization. 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 • 5+ years of experience directly managing and growing software engineering teams. • Proven track record of managing teams of 8+ engineers focused on shipping high-scale, consumer-facing, or infrastructure products. • Technical Proficiency: Ability to engage deeply with engineers on architecture, system design, and technical trade-offs across the stack. • User-First Mindset: A strong sense of empathy for the consumer and a drive to advocate for exceptional, low-friction user experiences. • Operational Excellence: Experience thriving in a fast-paced, autonomous environment, managing multiple high-impact workstreams simultaneously. Entrepreneurial Spirit: You think like an owner and are excited to take responsibility for the long-term success of the Link ecosystem. Preferred qualifications • Experience with financial product companies and interest in financial products and markets • Productively lead fully remote teams • Experience managing mobile teams, shipping both production apps and SDKs