Stripe, the global payments processor and financial infrastructure provider, employs roughly 8,000 people worldwide. Recent hiring has outpaced departures, resulting in steady net growth and signalling continued investment in product expansion and operational scale. The mix of technologists, go-to-market professionals, and corporate specialists reflects a balanced approach to building and supporting Stripe’s platform.
Engineering is the largest function with about 3,400 employees, accounting for just over two-fifths of total headcount and highlighting Stripe’s product-led culture. Marketing & Product (around 1,100) and Sales & Support (just over 1,000) form the core of user acquisition and customer success. Finance & Administration, Business Management, Operations, Human Resources, IT, and Risk & Compliance collectively make up the remainder, each ranging from roughly 170 to 650 employees. This spread underscores a technology-centric organisation complemented by robust commercial, governance, and people operations teams.
Stripe’s workforce is distributed across major tech and financial hubs, with the San Francisco Bay Area hosting the largest on-site contingent at a little over 1,000 employees. New York City and Seattle follow closely, each with nearly 900 staff members, while Chicago, Dublin, Singapore, Bengaluru, and London range from about 200 to 450 employees and serve as regional engineering or go-to-market centres. Austin and other remote-first roles round out the footprint, with the remote cohort representing the single largest segment of the workforce. This diversified presence enables Stripe to tap global talent pools and maintain proximity to customers in key markets.