Software Engineer, Intern

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, building programmable financial infrastructure to process trillions of dollars a year. As an intern, you will work on projects across our stack that directly impact millions of businesses, owning problems end to end with the support of your manager and teammates.

What you'll do

• Operate as a real member of the team and engage in technical design processes.
• Write software used in production that has meaningful impact on business and users.
• Give and receive technical feedback through code reviews and design discussions.
• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Learn quickly by asking questions and building with AI tooling.

What they ask for

• Pursuit of a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in computer science, math, or a related discipline.
• Strong fundamental understanding of computer science.
• Experience and familiarity with programming through side projects or classwork.
• Experience from previous internships or multi-person projects.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar systems through independent research and mentorship.

Good to have

• At least 1 year of university education or equivalent work experience.
• Specialized knowledge in frontend, backend, or infrastructure.
• Experience writing high quality pull requests with good test coverage.
• Familiarity with navigating and managing work in new code bases with multiple languages.
• Clear written communication skills.

Selection process

1. Online Application
2. Resume Screening
3. Online Assessments
4. Technical Interviews
5. Background Check
6. Offer

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Technical

1. How would you handle concurrency issues when writing production software in Java or Go?
2. Explain how you would write unit tests to ensure high test coverage for a pull request.
3. How do you approach debugging an unfamiliar codebase in multiple languages?

Scenario

1. What would you do if you encountered a blocking technical obstacle while building a feature without clear precedent?
2. How would you handle conflicting feedback from two different stakeholders during a code review?

HR

1. Why do you want to intern at Stripe specifically?
2. Tell me about a time you received critical feedback on a project and how you incorporated it.

About Stripe

1. How does Stripe's focus on programmable financial infrastructure impact the broader internet economy?

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