What
Stripe
Looks For
Stripe has created a work environment that prizes rigor, discipline, and reliability. The company is highly interdependent, meaning that they value feedback and criticism on projects from anyone in the company, regardless of if they worked on said project or not. Employees are expected to be creative, able to operate outside of their job descriptions, and to have ambitious target goals. They should expect a substantial amount of risk and ambiguity in their projects, as Stripe prides itself on being a company that continues to find problems to solve. Stripe also expects all employees to treat their colleagues exceptionally well. In their words, “No matter how talented, we won’t hire jerks”.
History of
Stripe
Stripe was founded in 2010 by two brothers, Stripe has capitalized on the potential of the online economy. They hope that by removing the barriers to online commerce, they can help more new businesses get started, help expedite growth for existing companies, and increase economic output and trade globally. Stripe has offices and clients around the world, with 14 global offices and millions of Stripe users.
Stripe
Internship Programs
Stripe’s Summer Internship Program
Stripe offers 12- and 16-week internships, housing included, to undergraduate and graduate students in the summer at all of their hub offices: San Francisco, Seattle, Dublin, and Singapore. Stripe does not believe internships are an opportunity to “pay your dues”, but instead believes in fully integrating with other Stripes and working on meaningful projects. Stripe interns fix real problems and help real users.
Internship applications run from August to February, but the earlier you apply, the better. Furthermore, there is much potential for a full-time position stemming from your internship as the majority of Stripe’s new grad hires are former interns.
