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About the team
When you hear billing, chances are you might think of a dusty corner office with several decade old file cabinets. Klaviyo’s Billing & Monetization team is not that! We oversee the payments and enforcement infrastructure that allow hundreds of thousands of companies to send billions of emails and text messages on BFCM weekend. The team is responsible for tracking all product usage to bill customers, managing customer subscriptions and payments, and pricing for new and existing products. As Klaviyo continues to scale, our team will play an instrumental role in capturing revenue (both domestic and international), building features that help users understand where their dollar spend goes, complying with regulatory requirements, facilitating internationalization and assisting in all pricing related changes at Klaviyo.
About the role
The Billing & Monetization team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help drive Klaviyo forward in its mission to offer entrepreneurs the best possible tooling at the lowest possible price. You will drive outcomes and decisions directly related to Klaviyo’s growth in international markets, its relationship with large customers with multiple subsidiaries and unique payment requests, how new products are priced and packaged and more.
How you’ll make an impact
- Own customer facing products that help customers better understand how they are billed on Klaviyo.
- Develop new approaches to track billions of product usage events accurately and reliably.
- Work with Klaviyo customers and stakeholders to build a platform that maximizes value for our customers and for Klaviyo.
- Make decisions and own outcomes around infrastructure, application logic, documentation, product changes, UI and more
What we’re looking for:
- You have a track record of building high quality products and systems. You take pride in writing clean, high quality code.
- 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Previous experience RESTful APIs, pub/sub systems, and 3rd party integrations
- You have some experience developing full stack products.
- Experience working on team projects and/or leading projects.
Nice to have:
- Experience building payment systems and or integrating with payment providers.
- Experience working with cross functional teams on bringing products to market, financial reconciliation, etc
- Passion for understanding and experimenting with the levers that drive business outcomes, including pricing, presentation, vendor relationships and more.
- Experience talking to customers and listening deeply to their wants and needs.
Technologies we use (no experience necessary)
We currently use the list of technologies below but are always looking to find the best tools for the jobs that help our customers (and very open to adding technologies given the right circumstances). We don’t expect you to have any experience in the tools below and we will provide whatever training you need to level up and succeed!
Our current tech stack:
- Python, Django, React, Typescript
- Kafka, Celery
- MySQL, Redis, Memcached
- AWS (EC2, RDS, Aurora, S3, etc.), Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins
Massachusetts Applicants:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.
In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility.
Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
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Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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