Job brief: Senior Software Engineer - Platform Billing Core

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• Listed on Elastic's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $133,100 to $210,600 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: United States
• Posted: 2026-10-21

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• 5+ years in backend engineering, with solid skills in Python and PostgreSQL (schema design, query tuning, reliability).
• Eligible to work in Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 4 or above cloud service environments.
• An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skil…
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
• If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role.

Conditions

• Take part in on-call rotations and contribute to production readiness.

Main duties

• Own and improve billing data pipelines for usage ingestion, transformation, and reconciliation.
• Design and build reliable, scalable backend services in Python, with a focus on correctness and data integrity.
• Lead small to medium projects end-to-end — from design to delivery — within the team.
• Improve observability and reliability of core billing systems through better monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Participate in code and design reviews.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs across the U.S.: $187k a year (1,148 listings, 68 employers). This listing is 8% lower.
• Across Elastic's 159 open listings, 33% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Elastic hires

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