Partner Solutions Architect, Technology Partnerships
Application analysis
Partner Solutions Architect, Technology Partnerships at Stripe is a forward deployed payments infrastructure role for engineers who want customer-facing technical work with real deployment ownership.
Reading this role
This Solutions / Sales Engineering role centers on technical discovery, demos, POCs, and helping buyers build internal consensus. Key signals from the listing: Customer on-site travel.
About Stripe
Stripe embeds engineers with large merchants to integrate payments, billing, and financial products. The role is anchored in United States, so expect on-site customer work in that region.
Signals in the listing
Stand out for Partner Solutions Architect, Technology Partnerships
- Lead your application with one paragraph tying Partner Solutions Architect, Technology Partnerships to a specific customer or deployment you owned — Stripe hires for shipped outcomes, not tool lists.
- Bring a tight demo narrative: customer pain, live workflow, and measurable before/after — treat the interview like a compressed POC.
- Show how you qualify opportunities and say no to bad-fit pilots; Stripe values technical judgment in customer-facing roles.
- This role is tied to United States — mention willingness to work on-site with customers and any existing ties to that market (clients, partners, or domain knowledge).
Stand out at Stripe
- Demonstrate API design taste with a concrete example — Stripe will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Demonstrate rigor with edge cases with a concrete example — Stripe will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Loops often include integration design and debugging — show you can reason about money movement, idempotency, and failure modes.
- Read recent engineering blog posts, product launches, and customer stories on stripe.com — reference one explicitly in your outreach to show genuine interest.
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Role description
Partner Solutions Architect, Technology Partners
Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
As a member of the Partner Solutions Architecture (PSA) team, you'll be responsible for providing technical guidance to Stripe's technology partners. Our goal is to drive growth through co-solutioning, education, and enablement with our partner organization. The right candidate will be a technical liaison to the Stripe Partner Development Manager. This will involve creating technical business plans for technology partners, including identifying, incubating, and bringing to market service and solution offerings built on or with Stripe. A Partner Solutions Architect is someone who is intellectually curious, open, and entrepreneurial.
What you'll do
As a member of the team, PSAs build consultative relationships with executives and technical decision-makers in the customer's organization to provide business and technical thought leadership, and become a trusted advisor in solving business-critical challenges. We architect business models with them so they can drive new monetization opportunities and growth.
Responsibilities
Work with key technology partners to build out their Stripe capabilities and solutions to grow their business and drive non-linear growth Develop and execute enablement plans Be at the forefront of technical discussions and solution deep-dives with technology partners on the value Stripe can provide to their clients Engage with CTOs, engineering, and other technical leads at key partners to share technology roadmaps, demonstrate the latest innovations, and define a solution strategy to expand the partnership revenue Communicate success internally through QBRs, etc. Provide oversight, guidance, and assistance during the partner sales process to ensure mutual success in joint opportunities Educate the Stripe sales team on key partner solutions and capabilities Serve as an advocate for key technology partners within specific sales regions and identify areas for sales partnership Collaborate on technical content (sample code, demos, etc.) to show partners how to implement specific use cases or best practices Provide partner-focused guidance on Stripe products through feedback
Who you are
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum
requirements
10+ years of experience in a customer-facing engineering role such as solution consultant, solutions architect, or sales engineer for a global software enterprise Strong technical acumen in API integrations, SaaS platforms, and enterprise architectures, with an understanding of how technology partners build and scale integrated solutions Experience working with technology partner ecosystems and payment solutions Understanding of financial infrastructure industry trends and emerging technologies Experience co-selling and co-solutioning with go-to-market partners Executive engagement skills and presence, with an ability to establish relationships with key decision-makers and build credibility at all levels Group-facilitation skills and confidence in proposing and leading customer meetings to gain footing and pursue opportunities Understanding of the software development lifecycle and API architecture Outstanding spoken and written communication skills, presentation skills, and confidence in explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences Ability to learn Stripe solutions such as Payments, Connect, Issuing, and more Ability to understand how a wide variety of applications such as ERP, CRM, Billing, Tax, and legacy systems interact with each other in an enterprise technology ecosystem Strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities while working with multiple strategic opportunities and customers Strategic and creative thinker who can identify challenges and maintain a positive approach when facing difficult obstacles Hybrid work at Stripe This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).
In-office expectations
Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams. Working remotely at Stripe A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.