The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Stripe is hiring a Cloud Engineer in Manhattan, KS.

• Role description

  Build the tools that thousands of developers depend on as a Cloud Engineer working with OpenShift and modern tooling. This contract Cloud Engineer role offers a $100,000 - $142,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Stripe stack
  • Translate Multitasking metrics into the one chart Stripe leadership checks each morning
  • Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable OpenShift acceptance criteria
  • Turn Stripe's Flexibility on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something
  • Negotiate Microservices tradeoffs with product when Stripe timelines and reality collide
  • Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Manhattan, KS production without dropping the baton
  • Guard the Datadog codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
  • Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Resilience libraries

  What You'll Bring

  • The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
  • 5 or more years steering technology projects end to end
  • Demonstrated knack for making the customer-obsessed feel manageable
  • 6 years of Resilience práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
  • A point of view on Stripe's space, sharpened by your own reading

  Stripe doesn't sell technology so much as guarantee it, a purpose-led distinction the Manhattan, KS team takes personally. We prize follow-through: when someone here commits to something, the team can count on it.

  Beyond $100,000 - $142,000, Stripe offers a generous benefits package and the chance to lead projects that build your skills.

  Right now the Cloud Engineer listing in Manhattan, KS is live and looking.

  Tell us about the purpose-led project you're proudest of when you apply for this Cloud Engineer seat.

• Required skills

  • Nginx
  • Microservices
  • CI/CD
  • Microsoft Azure
  • ELK Stack
  • OpenShift
  • Kubernetes
  • Datadog
  • CloudFormation
  • Site Reliability Engineering
  • Flexibility
  • Resilience
  • Multitasking
  • Prioritization

• Benefits & perks

  • Certification reimbursement
  • Paid maternity leave
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Coffee Bar
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Game room and recreation space
  • Cell phone plan discounts
  • Outplacement services
  • Gym membership reimbursement
  • Onboarding buddy program

• Apply before 2026-08-07

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.