About Stripe
Who is Stripe?
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, founded in 2010 by brothers Patrick and John Collison and headquartered at 354 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco. The company processes payments, embeds financial services and runs revenue operations for millions of businesses worldwide. In 2024, businesses on Stripe generated $1.4 trillion in total payment volume, up 38% year-over-year and equivalent to around 1.3% of global GDP. Stripe is one of the world's most valuable private companies, last reported at a $95 billion valuation, and supports more than 50 payment methods globally.
Where will I work?
Stripe has more than 8,000 'Stripes' distributed across global offices including South San Francisco HQ, Seattle, Dublin (Ireland), Singapore, Tokyo, Bengaluru (India), Mexico City (Mexico), Bucharest (Romania) and many more. The work model varies by role and location — office-assigned Stripes in most locations spend at least 50% of their time in their local office each month, while Bucharest is 80% in-office and Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Bengaluru and Dublin are 100% in-office. Pay-and-benefits sections appear on every JD: example salaries include Analytics Engineer (Seattle) $124,600-$187,000, Account Executive AI Sales OTE $375,800-$563,600 (South San Francisco), with comparable ranges available in non-US locations on request.
What is the Stripe team like?
Stripe favours rigorous thinkers who 'appreciate that things worth doing are rarely simple' and 'are not afraid to be wrong'. The company is famous for hiring generalists capable of parachuting into unfamiliar areas — combined with deep specialists — to execute in financial-system complexity. Engineering is constantly retooling: a notable recent migration moved millions of lines of code to TypeScript. Stripe was ranked by Forrester in The Forrester Wave™ with top scores in more criteria than any other evaluated vendor. The company also operates Stripe Climate, paying companies to pull carbon from the atmosphere as part of a broader climate commitment.
Work-Life Balance
Stripe describes its environment as 'intense' but committed to balance — explicitly: 'We need to balance an intense work environment against the need to support fulfilling and sustainable careers.' The company does not publicly disclose precise PTO numbers on its careers website, though every JD references PTO via the standard 'Pay and benefits' clause. Hybrid policy is the primary work-life lever, with the 50% in-office minimum the published baseline for most office-assigned roles. Gender pay gap reporting is published for Ireland (2023, 2024, 2025) and the United Kingdom (2023, 2024, 2025).
Perks and Benefits
- Equity for many roles (per 'Pay and benefits' clause on every JD)
- Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses for eligible positions
- 401(k) plan with company contributions (US)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance — comprehensive plans across health, mental and physical wellbeing
- Wellness stipends for ongoing wellbeing support
- Fertility benefits and parental leave — Stripe explicitly cites these on the benefits page
- Onboarding and product training — robust new-hire program
- Education team delivers expert-led courses on project management, macroeconomics and more
- University recruiting — paid undergraduate and graduate internships globally
- 12+ employee communities including Desi, Equate (women/non-binary), ESEA, Interfaith, Jew-ish, Parents, Rainbows (LGBTQIA), The Black Stripes, Unidos (Hispanic/Latin), Adapt (mental health/neurodiversity/chronic illness), MENA, and Veterans @ Stripe
- Hybrid working — most office-assigned roles 50% in-office per month (varies: Bucharest 80%, Stripe Delivery Centers 100%, some teams higher)
- Stripe Atlas — has incorporated 20,000+ startups globally