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 209 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 209 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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Stripe Software Developer reviews

3.7

55% would recommend to a friend

(209 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 209 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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209 reviews

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.

4.0

Apr 27, 2026

Great environment. Fast paced. Nees better work.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great collaborative environment - Opportunity to visit US and work with like-minded great folks. - Smooth communications with US/global teams - Great comp

Cons

- Better work located still in US - Faced paced. Can be churned out in few quarters if not keeping up the pace. - Tough hiring process

5.0

Apr 6, 2026

Dynamic place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very smart colleagues - 10x engineers around you - Benefits

Cons

- can’t think of any cons

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