# Staff Software Engineer, Billing Platform

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $210k – $255k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Go, Java, Rust, C++, Distributed Systems, Real-Time Data Processing, Batch Processing, Event-Driven Architectures, Data Modeling, Observability, Billing Systems, Financial Systems
**Posted:** 2026-07-07

> Staff Software Engineer owning end-to-end design and operation of Crusoe Cloud's scalable billing platform, including metering, pricing, invoicing, and payments. Requires 5+ years backend experience building high-reliability financial or distributed systems, with strong focus on accuracy, observability, and cross-functional collaboration with Finance and Product.

## Job Description

## What You'll Be Working On
- Own critical billing systems end-to-end, from metering and pricing to invoicing and payments.
- Design and build scalable billing systems, including usage metering, pricing models, invoicing, and payment integrations.
- Ensure accuracy, reliability, and auditability of all billing-related data and workflows.
- Develop real-time and batch processing pipelines for usage tracking and cost calculation.
- Build APIs and services that provide customers with clear, transparent insights into their usage and spend.
- Partner with Finance and Product teams to support new pricing models, product launches, and revenue workflows.
- Improve system observability, reconciliation processes, and error handling to ensure billing correctness.
- Contribute to architectural decisions that support long-term scalability and flexibility of the billing platform.
- Mentor engineers, lead design discussions, review code, and raise the technical bar across the team.
- Enhance hiring practices and contribute to building a strong, inclusive engineering culture.

## What You'll Bring to the Team
- Experience building or working on billing, payments, metering, or financial systems (or similarly complex, high-integrity data systems).
- 5+ years of software development experience, including backend development with languages such as Go, Java, Rust, or C++.
- Experience designing and operating scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems with strong data consistency guarantees.
- Familiarity with real-time and batch data processing, event-driven architectures, and data modeling for financial systems.
- Proven ability to work closely with Product, Finance, and non-technical stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Strong focus on data accuracy, edge cases, and building systems that handle financial correctness.
- Experience building systems with strong monitoring, alerting, and debugging capabilities.
- Experience guiding engineers and contributing to a culture of engineering excellence.
- Ability to clearly explain complex systems and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

## Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages including Restricted Stock Units.
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs.
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance.
- Employer contributions to HSA account.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability.
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement.
- Mental health & wellness support.
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit).
- Cell phone stipend.
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary.
- Volunteer time off.
- Global travel insurance & emergency assistance.
- Daily meals allowance.
- Additional perks & programs specific to location.

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