Payment APIs, Open Source, and Developer Advocacy with Chris Traganos of
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Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from startups to large enterprises like Salesforce and Facebook—use the company’s software to accept online payments and run technically sophisticated financial operations in more than 100 countries.
In this episode of Breaking Changes, Postman Chief Evangelist Kin Lane welcomes Stripe Developer Advocacy Engineering Manager Chris Traganos to discuss how Stripe approaches API upgrades, global payment methods, developer advocacy, and investing in the open-source community.
They also discuss the importance of empathy in API platforms and developer relations and how empathy plays a critical role in building successful API platforms and supporting developers.
They highlight the shift in the next generation of developers, who are different from the past stereotype of being antisocial and isolated. Traganos stresses the need for developers who genuinely care about their work and empathize with the community's challenges.
We will dive into key questions like:
How do product adoption and developer experience work together?
How can API providers better support open-source communities?
How does Stripe approach the versioning of its APIs?
What makes Stripe’s API testing something that works?
What does Stripe look for when hiring new team members?
Episode Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
02:23 - The greatest Impact Stripe Made
06:06 - Abstracting Away PCI Compliance
08:14 - Regulatory Requirements for Accepting Payments
13:14 - Payments Are Progressive
18:20 - Open Source in Payments
20:09 - Open Source Contributions
24:26 - Supporting Open Source Projects
28:48 - Cutting Down Tech Debt
33:44 - Upgrading API Versions
35:19 - Upgrading for Competitive Advantage
43:07 - Postman Supernovas and Talent Acquisition
48:00 - Asynchronous Moments of Connection
51:23 - The Importance of Video
54:41 - Half Coffee Shop, Half Bar Situations
