208K–312K AUD / year
Staff Engineer, Compute Foundation
OtherOn-site — Melbourne, AU
Published on 2026-10-06
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About this role
As a Staff Engineer in the Compute Foundation group at Stripe, you'll manage the core systems that enable high-velocity code and infrastructure changes. This role focuses on Linux machine image design, host lifecycle management, and establishing safe practices for broad infrastructure changes. You'll lead architectural transformations and mentor engineers while setting the technical direction for mission-critical systems.
About the company
Stripe provides payment infrastructure and financial tools that help businesses accept payments, manage subscriptions, and move money globally. It serves startups through large enterprises with APIs for online and in-person commerce.
The team
Compute Foundation group, embedded on the Imaging team
Stack
Linuxcloud compute infrastructureAWSAzure
What you'll do
- Lead large infrastructure projects from design to deployment
- Set technical direction for hosting infrastructure and image management
- Design systems for safe infrastructure changes
- Lead incident response for owned systems
- Mentor engineers and lead architectural decisions
What we're looking for
- 10+ years in professional software engineering
- Experience leading large-scale infrastructure projects
- Deep expertise in Linux systems and cloud compute infrastructure
- Experience in fleet-scale image and host management
- Strong background in service reliability
Nice to have
- Experience with modern image-based infrastructure platforms
- Expertise in containers and Kubernetes
- Knowledge of security patching and software supply-chain security