Senior Platform Engineer - Privy

About the Role Privy at Stripe builds the abstractions and infrastructure layer above wallets, integrating across chains, third-party providers, and Stripe products. As a Backend/Platform Engineer on Privy, you will design and build backend systems powering wallets, identity, and onchain infrastructure at scale, creating platform primitives and APIs used across Privy and Stripe to move fast in crypto.

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 our technical direction through high-leverage engineering work.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum requirements: 8+ years of experience building and maintaining a production system at scale.
• Understanding of modern API development best practices and design.
• Experience in building data models, managing database migrations and infrastructure configuration.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; growth mindset, curiosity, and fearlessness to dive into the unknown.
• Ability to write maintainable, well-tested, modular code, but 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 (open source code, talks, blog posts, etc.).
• Experience working with blockchain protocols and designing or interacting with smart contracts.
• Experience in authentication, identity, or security.

Compensation & Benefits

• The annual US base salary range for this role is $190,400 - $285,600.
• Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.