You will own the revenue-critical billing and payments infrastructure for a fast-growing AI video platform. Managing usage-based billing across Stripe, Orb, and Apple IAP, you'll tackle complex distributed systems challenges like idempotent event processing and reconciliation. This high-autonomy role puts you in charge of scaling global pricing models for real-time AI avatars.
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Backend Engineer at Tavus
Join a Sequoia-backed AI video platform that’s redefining how the world creates personalized content. This isn’t just about API calls; it’s about architecting distributed systems that handle usage-based metering across Stripe, Orb, and Apple IAP with perfect precision. If you’re a NestJS expert who loves solving complex idempotency and reconciliation problems in a high-autonomy environment, this is your chance to lead a mission-critical domain at one of the most exciting AI companies in San Francisco.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Sequoia-backed $66M Series B AI video avatar platform
What you'll do
What you will do
- Architect and maintain the NestJS/TypeScript billing service, integrating Orb, Stripe, and Apple IAP for seamless usage-based metering.
- Build automated coupon and credit infrastructure to eliminate manual workarounds and ensure correct lifecycle management for global promotions.
- Develop robust, idempotent webhook processing and reconciliation pipelines to prevent revenue loss and handle high-volume event durability.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience building or owning billing/payment infrastructure, specifically with usage-based platforms like Orb and Stripe.
- Deep expertise in TypeScript/NestJS and distributed systems patterns, including idempotency, event durability, and data plumbing on AWS.
- A senior-level mindset capable of defining a technical roadmap and collaborating cross-functionally with growth and finance teams.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Own a high-autonomy domain at a well-funded $66M Series B startup where AI video avatars are the core product, not just a feature.
- Solve mission-critical distributed systems challenges involving real-money movement, usage-metering, and reconciliation across three parallel payment providers.
- Work directly with growth and finance teams to architect Pricing V2 and automated promotional tooling, impacting the company's bottom-line revenue.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
How does this work?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If it’s a match and the company wants to meet you, they’ll make the intro. In the meantime, if you’d like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.