Stripe · 2 weeks ago
Security Engineer, New Grad
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$129K/yr - $193K/yrStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, seeking a Security Engineer New Grad to join their team. This role involves applying software engineering principles to security challenges, contributing to internal tools, and participating in threat modeling discussions.
FinanceFinTechMobile PaymentsSaaS
Responsibilities
Work on cross-functional projects, directly collaborating with other engineers
Give meaningful feedback on code reviews and technical designs
Contribute to our overall security posture by continuously improving security processes, tooling, and defenses
Develop a deep understanding of Stripe’s security primitives, frameworks, and invariants
Provide actionable insights to help identify, prevent, detect, and respond to anomalous or potentially malicious activity
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Computer Science or related field (graduating by Summer 2026)
Some experience and familiarity with programming, either through side projects or classwork. We work mostly in Java, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Scala, and Go. We believe new programming languages can be learned if the fundamentals and general knowledge are present
Experience from either previous internships or working collaboratively on multi-person coding projects (in a university or professional setting)
Ability to learn unfamiliar systems and form an understanding of those systems, through independent research and working with a mentor and subject matter experts
Aptitude to think like an attacker and reason through different approaches to reducing security risk
Preferred
Experience in code review practices, and an understanding of how to safely update production systems
Familiarity with navigating and managing work in large code bases
Prior experience or course work in cyber security, digital forensics, or incident response (e.g., through log analysis or capture-the-flag events)
Familiarity with foundational security concepts such as the OWASP Top 10 web application vulnerabilities
Basic knowledge of SQL or experience analyzing medium to large data sets
Exposure to cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
An adversarial mindset, understanding the goals, behaviors, and TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) of threat actors
Benefits
Equity
Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Wellness stipends
Company
Stripe
Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.
Founded in 2010
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.44BKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementThrive CapitalFounders Fund
2025-02-27Secondary Market
2024-04-12Secondary Market· $694.16M
2024-03-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Steffan Tomlinson
CFO
Aitor Guevara
Head Of Engineering
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