Where do I apply?
Our jobs page is at https://stripe.com/jobs or you can attend a coffee chat with us and then let the conversation continue that way. https://stripe.events/remote-coffee
Does Stripe pay at FAANG level? Even outside the USA?
Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
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Re: Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why would you expect remote to be less efficient? Working in an open office is incredibly distracting—of course there’s productivity gains from going remote.
My experience is that some people genuinely are less productive without the social pressure net of their co-workers around them, or literally the boss on-hand as a sort of "productivity enforcer." It's varied wildly from job to job, office culture to culture, and at an individual level, but I take all those experiences with me and it tints my perceptions of productivity as well. I remember when I was a recruiter it w…
"If you were still in the office at 7, you could expect a heartfelt appreciative email"
This sort of thing is horrible. Stop normalizing this. It's OK not to work all day.
My kid goes to bed at 7:30 and I hate that my colleagues are so willing to work late, normalizing the idea that 6-7PM calls are OK. I mean, I get it - it's not their fault I had a kid, but hell, when IS it OK to stop working?
Re: Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
#43..Remote (North America Only)..
I'm having a hard time reconciling "They see how people purchase food differently in bodegas, konbini, and darshinis. They know why it is important to engineer robustness in the face of slow, unreliable internet connections. They have worked in and run businesses that don’t have access to global payments infrastructure." with this precision. What's the point of mentioning typical south american or asian shops names a…
"And though we intend to hire remote engineers in Europe and Asia eventually, our hubs in Dublin and Singapore are not sufficiently established to support remotes just yet."
Re: Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
#44Only in North America unfortunately
Re: Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
#45Im wondering what learnings has Stripe figured out that makes their remote workers as productive as their in-office employees. Do they use things like OKR, slack,etc ? What works and what doesn't - is there a cognitive disconnect between remote teams and people who work in office . Is there an expectation of minimum screen time expected from remote employees?
Why would you expect remote to be less efficient? Working in an open office is incredibly distracting—of course there’s productivity gains from going remote.
This. Whenever someone asks "but how do they manage to be as productive as an office" I just roll my eyes
People who "can't adapt to it" usually is resistant to using technology to communicate efficiently. They're usually the ones who think it's just fine to do a quick loud meeting with a colleague (next to someone else's desk who has nothing to do with the conversation and is deeply annoyed by it)
Of course, talking in person is important, but it is absolutely not necessary to discuss 90% of mundane stuff.
"How do you remote work?" The answer is "Always work as remote, even if your colleague is next to you"
Re: Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
#46Great to see that a well-known company such as Stripe is embracing remote work because they've seen that remote workers are effective, not just as a mechanism to leverage locales with lower wages. Hopefully other companies follow suit.
I’m not sure this says anything about the wages being equal. The remote wages are anecdotally lower. Judging by the offers I’ve seen coming out of SF compared to some of their other hubs, it’s significantly lower. Not just in salary, but in equity as well.
It's certainly possible that Stripe is offering productivity as the reason for their embrace of remote work when it's really about cheaper labor, but I'm hopeful. I know there are other companies where those decisions are transparently about lowering costs, but if what you say about remote workers typically getting less equity is true, too, that's pretty disappointing.
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#47I hope other companies follow Stripe's lead here. Anecdotally, I've never been as happy and productive as I've been the past few years as a remote worker. It seems to me too few companies are taking advantage of the opportunity here. The few challenges I've encountered seem solvable: (1) effective team culture building: can be solved with travel budget & prioritization of good team cultural norms by team leads (2) wh…
H1Bs are used for non-immigrant workers to be allowed to work on US territory. So no, no need for H1B if workers live and work from a different country.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why would you expect remote to be less efficient? Working in an open office is incredibly distracting—of course there’s productivity gains from going remote.
I am full time remote for past 6mo. Never been less productive in my career. I'm looking to switch back to onsite as soon as I can. Edit: I'm not saying remote is bad - just that in my experience I'm definitely less productive.
What metrics do you use to realize that you are less productive?
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
South America, Mexico, and other North American countries exist in the same timezones as the US and Canada. Is it something to do with hiring regulations being too much of a pain to deal with in countries where Stripe doesn't feel like the best talent is? Additionally, why not just offer remote positions that require you to work US hours? I manage just fine as someone self-employed and remote working with people in t…
Mexico is part of North America, remember NAFTA? (North American Free Trade Agreement) It's as easy to hire Mexican remote employees as Canadians, see W8-BEN
W8-BEN has nothing to do with work autorization, rather with IRS reporting of accounts.
Re: Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
#50Im wondering what learnings has Stripe figured out that makes their remote workers as productive as their in-office employees. Do they use things like OKR, slack,etc ? What works and what doesn't - is there a cognitive disconnect between remote teams and people who work in office . Is there an expectation of minimum screen time expected from remote employees?
as a remote worker I could use a maximum screen time limit more than anything else..