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Why Building Billing Systems Is So Painful (2024)
@dalexeenko|August 19, 2024 (12m ago)589 views #What is billing Billing might seem like a straightforward concept at first glance. When I talk about billing to friends, most of them bring up their monthly subscriptions, whether it's Netflix, Spotify, ChatGPT or something similar.
These engineers must earn the trust of the Finance team, deeply understand their needs, and influence the right build out in the right sequence, to make the right path-dependent steps in the short-term. It's important to establish a clear domain model and define core entities — customers, products, prices, subscriptions, invoices, payments — and strong interface boundaries between them. A well-designed billing infrastructure not only ensures accurate revenue capture but also enables quick product iteration, helps deter fraud, and provides valuable insights for business decisions.
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