Senior/Staff Software Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE Join the platform engineering team at an AI-powered finance automation company. You will build foundational systems used across the product, helping engineering teams deliver reliable financial workflows as the company grows. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build and own platform capabilities such as agent frameworks, orchestration, verification, observability, and developer tooling. - Design data infrastructure that ingests, normalizes, and reconciles information from financial and business systems. - Work directly with customers and finance teams to understand workflows and turn them into reusable platform capabilities. - Guide architectural decisions, identify technical bottlenecks, and ship solutions across the stack when needed. - Lead cross-functional engineering projects that improve the capabilities of the broader team. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Four to twelve years of backend or platform engineering experience, with strong Python skills. - Deep expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure, including experience building foundational systems used at scale. - Experience delivering high-impact engineering projects across teams and into production. - Ability to build with TypeScript and React when needed, alongside experience with AWS. - Familiarity with AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar. - Strong computer science fundamentals, supported by a relevant degree or equivalent experience. - Experience working directly with customers on technical solutions; experience in fintech, accounting, ERP, payments, ledger systems, or enterprise integrations is useful. - Background in a high-growth technology company, startup, or quantitative technology environment. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $180,000 to $270,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION On-site in New York, New York, United States.