Requirements

Fluency in using AI-assisted and agentic development tools as part of day-to-day software engineering, including critically reviewing, validating, and improving generated code
2+ years of professional frontend engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience, building, shipping, and debugging web applications
Strong knowledge of modern frontend technologies and frameworks, including browser fundamentals, responsive design, and accessibility
Ability to independently scope and deliver open-ended frontend projects, making practical technical and product tradeoffs with limited oversight
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with attention to testing, maintainability, and the quality of the resulting user experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with designers, product engineers, and other partners

Nice to haves

Experience working on a design system, frontend platform, or shared component library
Experience with developer tooling such as build tools, package managers, codemods, lint rules, or large monorepos
Experience building tools, integrations, or automated evaluation and quality systems for AI coding agents
Experience using documentation, developer feedback, or adoption data to improve a developer-facing product

Take end-to-end ownership of software projects, independently scoping problems and carrying solutions through design, implementation, testing, and rollout
Build and maintain accessible, performant, and well-tested components, themes, and frontend APIs used across Stripe
Build tooling, documentation, and automated quality checks that help engineers and AI coding agents use Sail effectively and meet Stripe’s UI quality bar
Partner with product designers and engineers to understand their needs and turn recurring UI patterns into reusable design-system capabilities
Help evolve the visual language of Stripe’s Dashboard while modernizing its underlying codebase and migrating legacy UI patterns
Improve the accessibility, internationalization, observability, performance, reliability, and developer experience of the design system
Contribute thoughtful code reviews, technical discussions, and documentation that improve the quality of the team’s work