Job Description
On the surface, it's "send an invoice, collect money."
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Then reality shows up: usage-based pricing with committed minimums, quarterly true-ups, mid-cycle plan changes with prorated credits across multiple currencies, and revenue recognition that stands up to ASC 606 audits.
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Every edge case creates two more. "Correct" depends on contract language written by lawyers who've never seen a database schema. A small modeling mistake today becomes a painful migration six months later.
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This is the kind of problem space we find compelling.
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The 1 to 10 Journey
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We've built the foundation. Product–market fit exists. Customers are live, running real money, real contracts, and real compliance through the system.
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Now comes the hard part: scaling without breaking what works.
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This is the 1 to 10 phase—where early architectural decisions compound, hiring mistakes are expensive, and the right people have disproportionate impact. You won't inherit a playbook. You'll help write it.
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The Role
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We're looking for an Engineering Manager who treats engineering management as a systems problem, not a career milestone.
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You'll lead engineers while staying close to the technical core—owning architecture, modeling decisions, and execution quality in a domain where correctness matters as much as velocity.
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What You'll Do
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Technical & Product Ownership
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Build and evolve core platform features
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Design and ship APIs, services, and integrations that power billing automation, usage metering, invoicing, revenue recognition, and financial reporting.
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Model complex financial workflows
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Work deeply on pricing logic, proration, true-ups, multi-currency handling, approval workflows, and event-driven billing pipelines—where small decisions have long-term consequences.
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Make architectural trade-offs
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Balance "ship it now" against "live with it forever" while scaling systems that process high-volume usage data and real-time financial calculations.
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Stay technically fluent
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You won't write code every day, but you'll review PRs, catch subtle bugs, and guide design discussions with confidence.
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Lead and grow the engineering team
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Mentor and manage engineers across experience levels, setting clear expectations and raising the bar on ownership, execution, and quality.
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Create high-output systems
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Establish clear problem definitions, focused execution cycles, code reviews that actually catch issues, and enough slack for engineers to think—not just ship.
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Debug team dynamics like software
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Observe signals, form hypotheses, intervene deliberately, and measure outcomes—whether the issue is delivery, alignment, or collaboration.
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Build the team intentionally
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Design interviews that surface real problem-solving ability, not just pattern matching. At this stage, every hire shifts the average.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Work closely with Product, Finance, and Customer Success to translate real-world contract terms into correct, scalable systems
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Partner with stakeholders to solve ambiguous problems where requirements evolve and trade-offs are unavoidable
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Ensure systems remain accurate, auditable, and compliant as the product scales
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You Should Apply If:
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You have 8+ years of engineering experience, with 3+ years leading teams or owning technical direction
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You've built systems where the hardest part was correctly modeling messy, real-world business logic
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You default to first principles when no documented solution exists
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You've grown engineers by giving them problems slightly beyond their comfort zone—and supported them through productive struggle
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You're energized by constraints, ambiguity, and unsolved problems
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Billing, fintech, or payments experience is a plus—but curiosity and depth of thinking matter more than domain checkboxes
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You Should Not Apply If:
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You need a fully defined problem before you can start working
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You moved into management to avoid technical complexity
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You optimize for process over outcomes
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You find edge cases annoying rather than interesting
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Nice to Have:
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Experience with financial systems, billing platforms, or fintech applications
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Knowledge of SaaS business models and compliance frameworks
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API design and integration experience
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Prior experience working at a startup
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Not taking yourself too seriously
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Location
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Our interview process is designed to be structured, transparent, and efficient:
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R0 – Recruiter Screening: Quick conversation to assess basic fit and role expectations.
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Round 2 – HLD (High-Level Design): Evaluates your ability to design scalable systems and think through architecture.
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Round 3 – LLD (Low-Level Design): Dives into detailed design, code structure, and implementation decisions.
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The process may vary slightly depending on the role and whether we feel it would be useful for you to connect with additional members of the team.
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📌 Engineering Manager (Victoria)
🏢 Important Group
📍 Victoria