Senior Software Engineer I (Billing systems and processes)

About The Team

The Billing Engineering team is responsible for managing a broad and complex range of functions comprising 70 services. As DigitalOcean continues its rapid growth and moves upmarket, the demands on the billing platform have significantly increased. This team will focus on operational enablement for the business and our customers, allowing our existing billing platform engineering teams to concentrate on platform resiliency and building customer-facing features.

The Opportunity

We are seeking highly motivated and skilled engineers in Hyderabad. You will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of our billing platform, providing technical support, managing billing operations, and driving efficiency through automation. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of building a new team and making a significant impact on our company's growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Triage and resolve escalated billing support tickets, including invoicing discrepancies, collections issues (payments/dunning), and taxation inquiries. Serve as the first line of support for incoming bug reports.
• Take ownership of core billing platform operations, including facilitating credits, discounts, promotions, and commitment deals; working with the Tax team on taxation regions; managing SaaS Marketplace vendor ledgers; coordinating refunds and write-offs with the Revenue Accounting team; and supporting month-close compliance reporting.
• DevOps: Collaborate with the Billing Architect to contribute to operational excellence and the stability of the platform.
• Product Revenue Assurance: Augment revenue assurance tooling and synthetic testing to proactively identify and address potential revenue leaks.
• New Product Launches: Take ownership of the operational aspects of new product launches for existing products, working closely with product teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Develop and maintain automation tooling to improve the efficiency of billing operational tasks.
• Work closely with engineering, product, finance, sales, and support teams to ensure seamless billing processes and build roadmaps.
• Contribute to the documentation of billing processes and procedures.
  
  

What We’ll Expect From You

• Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Go, with additional experience in Ruby a plus.
• Experience with billing systems and processes (e.g., invoicing, payments, subscriptions, pricing).
• Hands-on knowledge of microservices and distributed systems, including technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, gRPC, Kafka, MySQL, and Redis.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Shell scripting).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach.
• Optional: Include specific domain knowledge or tool experience if required, e.g., Experience with Zuora, NetSuite, or similar billing platforms.
• Optional: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  
  

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
• This is a hybrid role