[Remote] Software Engineer, Secrets Infrastructure

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, and they are seeking a Software Engineer for their Secrets Infrastructure team. The role involves designing and implementing significant features in the certificate authority and secrets management systems, ensuring that every Stripe service depends on a reliable and secure infrastructure.ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement significant features in our certificate authority and secrets management systemsWork across Go, Java, Ruby, and Python to implement authentication and secrets infrastructure used by every service at StripeWork with with other engineering teams to understand their needs and design secrets and identity integrationsDevelop certificate provisioning and secret management integrations for various compute platforms (Kubernetes, EC2, developer workstations)Work on reliability improvements to maintain 99.99%+ availability for critical infrastructure; we take pride in making failure modes impossible instead of reacting to themParticipate in on-call rotation for critical infrastructure, working alongside senior engineers to debug and resolve production issuesSkills5+ years of professional software development experience. Strong programming skills in Go, with significant experience in other similar system programming languages (C++, Rust, C#, etc) as a potential alternative3+ years of infrastructure and security experience (can overlap with other experience)Experience in cryptography, PKI, secret management, or other security topicsFamiliarity with infrastructure tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platformsInterest in security, infrastructure, and software developmentEnthusiasm for learning new technologies and working across multiple programming languagesStrong debugging and problem-solving skills; the team maintains and troubleshoots integrations across all Stripe languages and infrastructureClear verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with other engineersExperience leading cross-team projects and building alignment on multi-team technical directionStrong technical writing skills to write design documentsOn-call experiencePrior experience building PKI or secret management infrastructure (as an SWE - not just provisioning a 3rd party tool or service)Experience in Java, Ruby, or PythonExperience building developer tools, libraries, or platform servicesExperience with kubernetes internals (how the platform works, not just as a user)Experience operating complex services on AWSExperience in fully remote work environmentsBenefitsEquityCompany bonus or sales commissions/bonuses401(k) planMedical, dental, and vision benefitsWellness stipendsCompany OverviewStripe is a financial technology company that provides online payment processing and payment infrastructure for businesses. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://stripe.com.Company H1B SponsorshipStripe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 40 in 2026, 272 in 2025, 283 in 2024, 141 in 2023, 379 in 2022, 276 in 2021, 111 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.