DigitalOcean
Technology
SeniorSoftwareEngineer-BillingEngineering
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“Senior Software Engineer - Billing Engineering at DigitalOcean. Skills: Billing Engineering, Platform resiliency, Operational excellence. Triage escalated support tickets. Resolve invoicing discrepancies”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce operational cost; Reduce time-to-resolution
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proficiency in Go, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with complex multi-service deployments, Hands-on knowledge of microservices, Experience with scripting and automation tools
Nice to Have
Additional experience in Ruby a plus, Experience with technologies like Docker, Experience with technologies like Kubernetes, Experience with technologies like gRPC, Experience with technologies like Kafka, Experience with technologies like MySQL, Experience with technologies like Redis, Experience with Python, Experience with Shell scripting
What You'll Do.
Triage escalated support tickets
Resolve invoicing discrepancies
Resolve collections issues
Resolve taxation inquiries
Serve as second line of support
Serve as first line of support
Develop tooling for automation
Support automation for billing platform
Support automation for customer management platform
Reduce operational cost
Reduce time-to-resolution
Take ownership of core billing platform operations
Facilitate promotions
Facilitate commitment
Manage taxation with Tax team
Coordinate SaaS Marketplace vendor
Coordinate write-offs
Support month-close compliance reporting
Design automation tooling
Maintain automation tooling
Improve efficiency of internal billing tasks
Improve efficiency of customer management tasks
Contribute to operational excellence
Contribute to platform stability
Develop revenue assurance tooling
Develop synthetic testing
Proactively identify revenue leaks
Address potential revenue leaks
Take ownership of operational aspects
Ensure timely delivery of new products
Collaborate with engineering teams
Collaborate with product management teams
Collaborate with finance teams
Collaborate with sales teams
Collaborate with support teams
Ensure seamless processes
Improve platform documentation
Improve control plane documentation
Create new procedures
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Engineering teams; Product management teams; Finance teams; Sales teams; Support teams; Cloud operations groups
Communication Scope
Collaboration skills
Process & Methodology
Roadmaps
Full Job Description
Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. About the Team The Billing Engineering team is responsible for managing a broad and complex platform, with a range of functions, comprising 70 services. As DigitalOcean continues its rapid growth and moves upmarket, the demands on the platform have significantly increased. This team will focus on operational enablement for the business and our customers, by focusing on platform resiliency and operational excellence. 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 control plane platform, providing technical support, managing 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 Do: Triage: review and resolve escalated support tickets, including invoicing discrepancies, collections issues (payments/dunning), and taxation inquiries. Serve as the second line of support for incoming bug reports from customers and first line of support for internal stakeholders. Automate: Develop tooling to support automation for billing and customer management platform to reduce operational cost and time-to-resolution for first level customer support requests. Operational ownership: Take ownership of core billing platform operations, including facilitating credits, discounts, promotions, and commitment deals; working with the Tax team on taxation regions; managing Saa
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