Stripe

Stripe builds economic infrastructure for the internet, providing payment processing, payouts and financial automation to companies of all sizes. Its platform handles online and in-person payments across more than 135 currencies and payment methods, supporting businesses in over 50 countries. Millions of companies use Stripe, from new startups to public companies, and more than 100 industry leaders process over $1 billion annually on the platform.

The scale of the operation is substantial. Stripe processed more than $1.4 trillion in total payment volume in 2024 and handles over 250 million API requests per day, with historical uptime of 99.999%. For engineers, this means working against systems where reliability, throughput and API design are core product concerns rather than afterthoughts. Technical domains span payment processing, financial infrastructure, APIs, fintech and financial automation.

Products include online and in-person payments, Payouts for sending funds to individuals and entities, and tooling to automate financial processes and grow revenue. Stripe serves a range of verticals, among them e-commerce, subscription businesses, software platforms and marketplaces. Its stated mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, pursued through an expanding suite of financial products for the digital economy.

Stripe is dual-headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, with additional offices in London, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo, and operates in more than 50 countries.