Lago · 1 week ago
Forward Deployed Engineer (USA)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$90K/yr - $110K/yr
3+ years expLago is an open-source billing platform on a mission to simplify billing for SaaS companies. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with users, support their implementation of Lago, and act as a bridge between users and internal teams.
DatabaseInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead technical implementation efforts for strategic users — from initial architecture reviews to production deployment
Write scripts, integration templates, and lightweight services to support custom use cases
Contribute to Lago’s open-source SDKs, example repositories, and public documentation
Collaborate with users’ engineering teams to resolve complex integration challenges
Identify edge cases and implementation patterns, and feed them into product discussions
Build internal tooling and utilities that support faster and more robust deployments
Act as a hands-on technical advisor to both internal and external stakeholders
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or in a technical role working with external users
Strong backend skills, especially in Ruby on Rails
Comfortable with PostgreSQL, Docker, Sidekiq, Clickhouse and event-based or asynchronous processing
Familiarity with RESTful APIs, webhooks, authentication flows, and OpenAPI specifications
Experience working with background jobs, queuing systems, and production environments
Excellent debugging and communication skills
Preferred
Bonus: experience in billing infrastructure, SaaS metering, or open-source development
Benefits
Competitive compensation and early equity in a fast-growing company
Company
Lago
Open Source Billing API for Product-Led SaaS
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$22.12MKey Investors
FirstMarkSignalFireY Combinator
2024-03-14Series A· $15M
2023-01-01Seed· $7M
2021-08-31Pre Seed· $0.12M
Leadership Team
Anh-tho Chuong
Co-founder & CEO
Raffi Sarkissian
Co-Founder (Product)
Recent News
Business Insider
2025-06-27
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