Is Stripe a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Stripe have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 208 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Stripe employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Stripe now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Stripe .

Does Stripe pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Stripe with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 208 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Stripe.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Stripe?

55% of Software Developer employees at Stripe would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 26% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Stripe with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Stripe?

Software Engineer (215) , Account Executive (83) , Senior Software Engineer (37) , Program Manager (30) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (27) , Product Manager (23) , Operations Associate (21) , Software Engineer(Internship) (21) , Recruiter (18) , SWE Intern (16) , Manager (15) , Operations Manager (14) , Data Scientist (12) , Product Support Specialist (12) , Sales (12)

What are the pros of working at Stripe according to real employee reviews?

"+ people are smart and very humble" ((in 214 reviews)); "Great benefits and remote allowed." ((in 142 reviews)); "Colleague are smart" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great leadership and product overall" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good compensation (I got SRUs)." ((in 46 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Stripe according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance means that teammates don't support each other at all and it's very competitive." ((in 83 reviews)); "Some managers have no experience and are bad at managing" ((in 50 reviews)); "lack of effective means to express concerns about poor management without fear of retaliation or with confidence it" ((in 43 reviews)); "Hours were long and draining" ((in 20 reviews)); "Annual layoffs signal at stack" ((in 17 reviews))

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3.7

55% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)

Patrick Collison

68% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Stripe with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 208 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Stripe is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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208 reviews

4.0

May 13, 2026

High pay and good work-life balance, but high pressure

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- High compensation - good work life balance

Cons

- Less experienced managers, hard to get promotion due to weird performance cycle

2.0

May 7, 2026

Great learning opportunities but heavy internal politics

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Vast opportunities to learn and grow technically. Strong engineering standards and large-scale distributed systems exposure. Good compensation and benefits compared to many companies. Smart people and talented peers across teams.

Cons

A lot of internal politics within some engineering teams. Visibility and networking sometimes matter more than actual engineering output. Candidates from IITs or big tech backgrounds like Google/Amazon often get preferential treatment during hiring and internal growth. Engineers coming from startup backgrounds may feel undervalued, even if they have strong real-world ownership experience. Survival and growth can depend heavily on navigating internal politics rather than pure technical skills alone.

2.0

Apr 28, 2026

Okay pay with good coworkers, but politics abound

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Okay pay, good coworkers, good scope for teams that are important.

Cons

Politics, uplevels feel impossible, generally everyone tired.

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