Staff Engineer - Usage Based Billing

Staff Engineer – Usage Based Billing

8+ years of experience in full time software development roles.
Extensive experience working in complex distributed systems with significant scale and reliability requirements.
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Java, Ruby, Python).
Experience with big data technologies (e.g. Flink, Kafka, Pinot, Iceberg) and a solid understanding of data modeling and database systems.
Self-directed and can operate autonomously across multiple teams to deliver scaled impact.
Experience as a technical lead, including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions.
Experience mentoring and growing senior engineers.

Lead by example in designing, building, and operating scalable and reliable usage-based billing functionality.
Drive architecture and technical breakdown discussions, both within and across teams.
Partner closely with engineering and product leadership to define our technical strategy.
Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.
Develop and lead execution against both short-term and long-term roadmaps.
Identify and prioritize investments to continuously improve reliability and performance.
Work closely with platform teams across Stripe to align on technical dependencies and unblock long-term roadmap delivery.
Work in a variety of languages and technologies, including Java, Ruby, Kafka, Flink, and Pinot.
Mentor and coach individual contributors to become the next generation of leaders at Stripe.

Experience with building and operating high scale, real-time data processing systems using technologies like time series databases and Flink.
Experience evaluating and optimizing data storage solutions to balance long-term trade offs between cost and performance.