Engineering Manager, Core Events

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, aiming to increase the GDP of the internet. As an Engineering Manager in the infrastructure organization, you will lead the team responsible for Stripe's Event Infrastructure, focusing on designing resilient systems and driving operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Architect the Org & Culture: Design and scale a high-leverage org structure. You will define what "Elite Engineering" looks like, setting the bar for craftsmanship and operational rigor serving as a blueprint for Stripe infrastructure
• Vision and Strategy: Define the scope, vision, and goals for your organization with little or no guidance from your manager. You will anticipate industry trends and use them to influence Stripe's long-range plans, setting direction on a multi-year timeframe for Stripe’s online storage layer
• Drive Operational Excellence: You will instill a culture of rigorous thinking and meticulous craftsmanship, ensuring our infrastructure remains proactive and resilient as Stripe’s business demands evolve
• Bridge Engineering & Business: You will collaborate with cross-functional leaders to align deep engineering needs with global business growth forecasts
• Build the Future Team: Proactively invest in the development of the organization and its people at all levels. You will obsess over talent, hiring and coaching other managers to elevate the skills of the leadership team

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a technical engineering management role; overseeing strategic projects
• A deep technical background in distributed systems and experience operating Tier0 infrastructure at massive scale
• Ability to bridge deep engineering needs with global business growth forecasts and product strategy, specifically building abstractions that empower thousands of other developers
• Experience managing through ambiguity and making critical trade-offs between reliability, efficiency, and long-term architectural health
• A deep curiosity about the 'nuts-and-bolts' of the business (e.g., global money movement) combined with the humility to continue learning and growing as a leader
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Successfully shipped and operated critical infrastructure (database internals or related field) with significant responsibility over funds and/or critical data
• Ability to navigate complex, high-impact work where you must define your own scope and vision
• A track record of getting other teams on board with your vision to support execution in a way that benefits the broader company