Principal Billing Systems Engineer

Cloudflare's Billing Engineering Team is seeking a Principal Billing Systems Engineer to join their critical infrastructure team. This role sits at the heart of Cloudflare's revenue operations, working on systems that handle billions in revenue and serve millions of customers. The team is currently undertaking an ambitious project to rebuild their entire billing platform, focusing on creating a scalable metering and aggregation layer while maintaining financial accuracy.

The position involves working with modern technology stack including Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and Kubernetes in a container-based microservice architecture. You'll be responsible for developing and maintaining critical billing and payment systems, working on usage metering, aggregation, invoicing and revenue recognition systems.

As a Principal Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects that touch all of Cloudflare's cutting-edge products including AI, Zero Trust, Edge Compute, Bot Management, and DDoS Protection. The role requires someone who can drive work from inception through requirements definition, technical specification, development, testing, and deployment.

Cloudflare offers a unique opportunity to work at scale, solving complex distributed systems challenges while maintaining financial accuracy. The company has a strong mission to help build a better Internet and is known for initiatives like Project Galileo, the Athenian Project, and 1.1.1.1 that demonstrate their commitment to protecting the free and open Internet.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in distributed systems, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to drive technical excellence while working on business-critical systems. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to make a significant impact while working with cutting-edge technology at a rapidly growing company.