Drata
Engineering
StaffSoftwareEngineer,MonetizationPlatform
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“Staff Software Engineer, Monetization Platform at Drata. Skills: Billing systems, SaaS architecture, Event-driven systems, Financial correctness. Architect and evolve core billing domain. Design primitives of modern billing platform”
What You'll Achieve.
Accurate customer outcomes; Clean financial operations; Support evolving pricing models; Deliver value; Immediate impact
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot the hard problems; Problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of experience as a software engineer, meaningful time owning business-critical backend systems in production, Deep experience architecting billing, payments, pricing, or quote-to-cash systems for a B2B SaaS company at meaningful scale, experience designing APIs and event-driven systems that ingest, validate, aggregate, and reconcile high-volume operational data, understanding of modern billing models, including usage-based pricing, subscriptions, prepaid credits, commitments, overages, hybrid packaging, and enterprise-specific commercial terms, Experience working directly with Accounting, Finance, RevOps, and GTM systems where data quality, auditability, and timing matter, experience integrating with systems like Salesforce, CPQ, NetSuite, payment platforms, and downstream finance/reporting tooling, JavaScript/TypeScript and object-oriented programming, Building and consuming RESTful web services, Relational databases, data modeling, and transactional workflows, Distributed systems and asynchronous processing, Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, Logging, telemetry, and production debugging, Git and modern CI/CD practices, At least one major cloud platform and modern infrastructure tooling, A product and systems mindset, Architected or modernized a billing system that had to support real usage metering, invoice correctness, and flexible commercial models rather than a single static subscription plan, Built systems where raw product activity was transformed into durable billing inputs and surfaced in customer-facing or internal financial workflows, Worked through pricing and packaging changes without repeatedly hardcoding logic into application code, Supported models like prepaid credits, subscriptions with overage, enterprise commitments, or hybrid contracts for different customer segments, Partnered directly with Finance, Accounting, and RevOps to close gaps between what the product did, what the customer bought, and what the company invoiced, Led engineers through ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives where the right answer required balancing correctness, flexibility, speed, and operational simplicity, Communicated complex architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, Balanced individual contributor depth with mentoring and unblocking other engineers
Nice to Have
Usage-based billing platforms such as Metronome, Entitlement and monetization platforms such as Stigg, Building systems that support both PLG/self-serve and enterprise sales motions on the same technical foundation, Audit logs, RBAC, webhooks, durable queues, and other patterns that make billing and monetization systems reliable and debuggable in production, AI-assisted development tools
What You'll Do.
Architect and evolve core billing domain
Design primitives of modern billing platform
Architect system to meter product usage
Build and evolve entitlement layer
Ensure billing systems are operationally trustworthy
Troubleshoot billing discrepancies
Lead cross-team initiatives
Mentor engineers on domain modeling
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product, Finance, Accounting, RevOps, and Engineering leadership; Work closely with SFDC admins, CPQ owners, and Finance systems stakeholders; Empower teams to own implementation details; Collaborate with teams on high-impact days; Communicate complex architectural decisions to stakeholders
Communication Scope
Communicate complex architectural decisions clearly
Full Job Description
Our Mission & Values: At Drata, we help companies earn and keep the trust of their users, customers, partners, and prospects. We’re the proof layer that shows great companies deserve the trust they aim to build. We live our values every day. Built on Trust means consistency is everything. Act with Integrity by always doing the right thing. Being Customer-Obsessed keeps the people we serve at the center of our work. Competitive Fire drives us to push ourselves harder than anyone else. Diversity brings unique perspectives that lead to better solutions. Automation First ensures we save time and money by making efficiency a priority. Our Culture & Work Style 🚀 At Drata, we’re not just building software - we’re building a mindset. Everything we do springs from: - Be a Driver (Owner‑Operator Mentality): Own your work. Improve relentlessly. Deliver results. - Move at Drata Speed (Precision & Velocity): Fast decisions. Quick learning. Immediate impact. - Stay Mission-Driven (Customer‑Obsessed): Challenge assumptions. Deliver value. Stay hungry. We pair that high-velocity culture with a thoughtful hybrid model because we believe flexibility and collaboration both matter. That’s why in the Bay we come together in-office Tuesday through Thursday our high‑impact collaboration days where teams align, strategize, and innovate. Mondays and Fridays are flexible, giving you space for focused work, balance, and autonomy. If you thrive when you’re empowered, energized, and working with smart, mission-driven people, you’ll feel at home here. Why Join The Drata Team? The best way to understand the Driver’s Mindset is to see it in action. We’re an award-winning, mission-driven team of 600+ people worldwide, united by a culture that values trust, speed, and continuous growth. - See the Speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QidTdkGwKMY Watch our CEO, Adam Markowitz, discuss the hyper-growth journey, from $0 to $100M ARR in just four years - Hear the Voice of the Team https://drata.com/ab
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