Financal Systems Engineer

TL;DR: We're looking for an experienced engineer to build and own Lovable's financial systems infrastructure - the systems that power our payment flows, usage metering, monetization, and billing infrastructure.Why Lovable?Lovable lets anyone and everyone build software with any language. From solopreneurs to Fortune 100 teams, millions of people use Lovable to transform raw ideas into real products - fast. We are at the forefront of a foundational shift in software creation, which means you have an unprecedented opportunity to change the way the digital world works. Over 2 million people in 200+ countries already use Lovable to launch businesses, automate work, and bring their ideas to life. And we’re just getting started.We’re a small, talent-dense team building a generation-defining company from Stockholm. We value extreme ownership, high velocity, and low-ego collaboration. We seek out people who care deeply, ship fast, and are eager to make a dent in the world.Why this role?As we scale globally, our financial systems need to match. We're building a dedicated Financial Systems Engineering team to own everything that connects product usage to revenue — subscription billing, a credit-based usage model, pass-through service billing, and the infrastructure to support new monetization models as we grow.This is a senior role with outsized impact. You won't be stuck maintaining legacy systems. You'll be rebuilding and rearchitecting while we're still small enough to do it right, shaping the architecture that will support our scale-up journey for years to come.What we’re looking forMust Have8+ years building production financial systems (payments, billing, metering, or fintech infrastructure)Deep expertise with payment platforms—subscription billing, international payments, payment lifecycle managementStrong backend engineering skills with systems handling real money at scaleExperience with usage-based or consumption billing modelsTrack record working in mature environments where you've seen "what good looks like"Experience in financial compliance environments—tax, audit standards, or regulated fintechComfortable with ambiguity—you can take a business problem and architect a technical solutionTechnical SkillsUnderstanding of financial data accuracy requirements (reconciliation, audit trails, idempotency)Proficiency in backend languages (TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar)Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databasesFamiliarity with event-driven architectures and real-time data processingCloud platform experience (GCP preferred)Nice to HaveExperience with cloud cost management tools (FinOps)Background in revenue recognition (ASC 606) or financial compliancePrevious work at a company with usage-based pricingExperience with workflow engines like TemporalWhat you’ll doFront-Office SystemsOwn the billing system of record—from Stripe integration through to the metering ledgerBuild and scale metering infrastructure for our credit-based economyArchitect billing pipelines for pass-through services with cost attribution and margin trackingDesign monetization systems that support new pricing modelsImplement fraud detection and payment failure recovery workflowsHandle multi-currency pricing and settlement for global customersBack-Office SystemsBuild cloud/LLM cost management systems—tracking, allocation, and optimizationDevelop internal tooling for discounts, credits, and promotional mechanicsCreate financial reconciliation pipelines between multiple systemsSupport ASC 606 revenue recognition requirementsWork with tax engines and compliance toolingCross-FunctionalPartner with Finance, BizOps, and Product to translate business requirements into technical solutionsCollaborate with Data Engineering on financial data pipelinesDefine technical standards and best practices for financial systemsWhat Success Looks likeFirst 30 DaysShip quick wins—we move fast and learn by doingUnderstand our current payment and billing architectureBuild r ... (truncated, view full listing at source)