Sr. Software Engineer, Takeoff

Pilot provides small businesses with dedicated finance experts and software to manage bookkeeping, financial management, and tax services. The company is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Takeoff team to build and improve core accounting systems that drive transaction categorization, revenue recognition, and accurate financial reporting, while collaborating cross-functionally to deliver safe, reliable changes.

Responsibilities:

• Build, test, and deploy software in a continuous manner (we deploy daily or more often)
• Work with PMs and Product Designers, and participate in product and design reviews
• Create and contribute to technical specs and testing/rollout plans
• Write clear technical designs, contribute thoughtful code reviews, and maintain high engineering standards
• Work with internal customers and stakeholders to ensure we're solving the right problems
• Mentor and sponsor your teammates to help them grow
• Investigate production issues, improve system reliability, and support services as needed

Requirements:

• • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
• • Experience with Python or Vue (or other Javascript frameworks) in production
• • Strong coding fundamentals and the ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
• • Good product and systems judgment, especially in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces
• • Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally
• • Experience working effectively on a remote team, including strong async and written communication habits
• • Demonstrated ability to mentor and teach others
• • This position is only available for remote employment in the United States in the following states: CA, GA, NY, NC, TN, TX, and WA
• Additionally, we're interested in engineers with specialties or backgrounds in accounting as well as fintech and related fields
• • Experience with Vue in production
• • Experience with accounting systems, double-entry bookkeeping, or revenue recognition
• • Familiarity with agentic or AI-assisted systems in production environments
• • Experience integrating with third-party APIs and external systems (e.g. payment processors)