Staff Engineer – Monetization Platform

Careers at Drata; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock equity

Health benefits

401(k)

Parental leave

Professional development stipend

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Drata is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Monetization Platform in hybrid San Francisco. You will architect the core billing domain covering usage events, billable metrics, pricing, invoices, and entitlement enforcement, working with Salesforce, CPQ, NetSuite, and ERP integrations.

The role demands a strong background in backend systems, APIs, and distributed architectures with a focus on financial correctness, auditing, and scalable design.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building production backend systems.
• Experience architecting billing, pricing, or quote-to-cash for B2B SaaS.
• Strong API design and event-driven data processing capabilities.
• Experience with Salesforce, CPQ, NetSuite, and downstream finance tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the billing platform architecture for Drata’s monetization.
• Design primitives for usage events, metrics, products, rate cards, and invoices.
• Ensure accurate metering, price changes, and reliable reconciliation across systems.
• Mentor engineers on domain modeling, distributed systems, and financial correctness.

Skills

Backend systems

Event-driven architecture

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Tools

Salesforce

NetSuite

CPQ

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Drata is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Monetization Platform in hybrid San Francisco. You will architect the core billing domain covering usage events, billable metrics, pricing, invoices, and entitlement enforcement, working with Salesforce, CPQ, NetSuite, and ERP integrations.

The role demands a strong background in backend systems, APIs, and distributed architectures with a focus on financial correctness, auditing, and scalable design.