Tailscale

Billing Engineer

Remote (Canada)

Sponsorship not specified$192k-$240kDetected 6 days ago

GoDistributed SystemsSQLStatisticsIncident ResponseProduct ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

From hobbyists to multinational corporations, teams of every size use Tailscale each day to protect their networks, share access to internal tools, and more.
Job Description We're seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer to join our growing team.
The salary range displayed on each job posting represents the target range for a new hire's base salary.

Develop metering, pricing, and rating logic for usage-based and subscription billing models.
Monitor and maintain billing systems to ensure high availability and data integrity.
Build automation tools for recurring billing tasks, reconciliation, and reporting.
Collaborate with product, sales, and finance teams to support custom billing requirements.
Work closely with finance, product, support, and engineering teams to support accurate billing, revenue reporting, and customer inquiries.
Champion engineering excellence by driving code quality, architectural reviews, and design documentation.
Lead incident response and root cause analysis for billing-related issues.
Proven experience integrating with third-party billing platforms such as Stripe, Metronome, Orb, Zuora, etc, or building custom billing systems.
Solid understanding of APIs and experience building or integrating internal billing APIs.
We support intentional in-person connection through team travel and distributed collaboration.

Experience in backend software engineering, with a strong focus on billing, payments, or financial systems.
Deep knowledge of SaaS billing models, including subscriptions, usage-based pricing, proration, discounts, and entitlements.
Experience designing and managing distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Strong proficiency in Go, or comfortable writing production-quality code in another language and eager to work with Go
And that flexibility in how and when you work empowers our team to integrate work and life.
Enjoy a change of scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person social events, and leverage our corporate co-working program to visit WeWork (or other similar spaces near you).

The salary range displayed on each job posting represents the target range for a new hire's base salary.
Tailscale's compensation package includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
Attend our annual company retreat, participate in team off-sites, and collaborate in person with teammates across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore.
Grow your career thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.

An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period.
Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
Employer-funded retirement contributions.
Tailscale will match your retirement contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of your eligible compensation.
Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.
Our flexible, paid time off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether moving homes or travelling the world!
A build-your-own home office setup.
You choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD to customize your workstation to make it your own.
Paid parental leave program.
We care about your life outside of work and encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups (20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents).

Work as part of a team of engineers to design, build, test, and document core billing software components.
What We Are Looking For
As a company, we strive to maintain fair and equitable compensation practices within our team across all roles and all levels.

If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process or related to any aspect of this role, please contact your recruiter.

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