Software Engineer, Billing

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and improve Render’s usage-based billing systems.
• Integrate with and maintain third-party billing systems (e.g., Orb, Metronome, or similar).
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Product, and Support Engineering teams to ensure accurate, reliable billing and reporting.
• Work with large-scale databases and data pipelines to capture, transform, and reconcile usage data.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve billing reliability and performance.
• Contribute to architectural decisions about how billing integrates with the broader Render platform.
• Help shape internal processes, documentation, and best practices for billing operations.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience building or operating usage-based billing systems.
• Hands-on experience integrating and working with third-party billing systems such as Orb, Metronome, Stripe, or similar platforms.
• Strong expertise in Go and production-grade databases (SQL or NoSQL).
• Ability to work effectively across functions with Finance, Customer Experience, and Product teams.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability in mission-critical systems.
• Pragmatism and problem-solving skills to balance accuracy, scalability, and developer experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a high-growth startup or scaling environment.
• Familiarity with financial reconciliation and reporting processes.
• Background in distributed systems or event-driven architectures.
• Willingness to mentor others and help scale Render’s engineering culture.

Benefits

• Equity with early-exercise options and extended exercise windows.
• 4 weeks of paid vacation.
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans.
• 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs and HSAs available.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc.
• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy.
• Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area, and home office stipends for remote Renders.
• Continuous learning benefits & related support.