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Good pay but less exciting work and long hours

Staff Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Stripe for less than 1 year
June 3, 2025
Seattle, WA
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Salary is pretty good with the stacked performance grant; (~800k USD total) Very smart coworkers; Work can be exiting when it aligns with company's mission;

Cons

Majority of work is less exciting, and can be KTLO related; Lots of debates and lack of actions; Increasing intensity in performance calibrations; Lots of SWE jobs are being offshored to EU as the company features being duo-HQ;

Advice to Management

Take bets incrementally! Lots of ambitious projects and initiatives failed miserably due to lack of strategic thinking.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
2.0

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