Software Engineer, Privy

As a Software Engineer at Privy, part of Stripe, you'll design and build the backend systems that power wallets, identity, and onchain infrastructure at scale. You'll create platform primitives and APIs that enable teams across Privy and Stripe to build faster, working on hard technical problems while leveraging Stripe's distribution to serve customers like Ramp, Klarna, Deel, Kraken, Hyperliquid, and Fomo.

What you'll do

• Design and build the backend systems that power wallets, identity, and onchain infrastructure at scale
• Create platform primitives and APIs that enable teams across Privy and Stripe to build faster
• Lead complex technical initiatives across architecture, data, and distributed systems
• Improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of our core platform
• Help shape the technical direction through high-leverage engineering work

What you bring

• Deep experience building and maintaining a production system at scale
• An understanding of modern API development best practices and design
• Experience building data models, managing database migrations and best practices, and infrastructure configuration
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• A growth mindset, constant curiosity, and fearlessness to dive into the unknown
• An ability to write maintainable, well-tested, modular code while being pragmatic about moving fast
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear technical documentation

Nice to have

• Experience in an API-driven business within payments, fintech, or crypto
• Built or contributed to open-source developer tooling
• Published work such as open source code, talks, or blog posts
• Experience working with blockchain protocols and designing or interacting with smart contracts
• Experience in authentication, identity, or security

What we offer

• Annual US base salary of $156,800 - $285,600
• Equity, company bonus, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and wellness stipends
• In-office expectations of at least 50% of the time in your local office or with users in most locations (this may vary by role, team, and location)

About Privy and Stripe

Privy, part of Stripe, builds simple, flexible APIs and tools that make it easy for developers to build new products on crypto rails. Privy owns the abstractions and infrastructure layer above wallets, integrating across chains, third-party providers, and Stripe products like Treasury and Link, powering experiences for both mainstream users and crypto natives.