Minimum requirements

• A strong fundamental understanding of computer science through pursuit of a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in computer science, math, or a related discipline
  
• Some experience and familiarity with programming, either through side projects or classwork. We work mostly in Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Scala, and Go. We believe new programming languages can be learned if the fundamentals and general knowledge are present
  
• Experience from previous internships or other multi-person projects, including open source contributions, that demonstrate evaluating and receiving feedback from mentors, peers, and stakeholders
  
• Ability to learn unfamiliar systems and form an understanding of those systems, through independent research and working with a mentor and subject matter experts
  

Preferred qualifications

• At least 2 years of university education, or equivalent work experience
  
• One or more areas of specialized knowledge balanced with general skills and knowledge, such as knowing more frontend technologies and, at a high level, how a service handles an HTTP request
  
• Understanding and some experience writing high quality pull requests, with good test coverage, and working knowledge to complete projects with minimal defects
  
• Familiarity with navigating and managing your work in new code bases, with multiple languages
  
• Ability to write clearly to explain your work to stakeholders, team members, and other Stripes