Senior Software Engineer (Back-End)

FloQast is at the forefront of revolutionizing accounting workflows. As a SaaS company, we've created a fresh, powerful solution for task management and the accounting close process that saves teams countless hours and empowers them with unparalleled transparency, accuracy, and control.

As a Senior Software Engineer on our Data Platform team, you will be a cornerstone of our technical leadership. You will architect, build, and scale the mission-critical services that form the foundation of our product. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and a passion for solving complex, high-impact problems. You will not only write code but also shape the technical direction of the entire platform, influencing engineering culture and best practices across the company.

• Visa sponsorship is NOT available at this time
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Architect and lead the development of highly available, resilient, and performant services using Java or Golang.
• Define and own the technical roadmap for the data platform, driving strategic initiatives and long-term architectural decisions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the entire team, guiding engineers through complex projects and promoting a culture of ownership and innovation.
• Deeply leverage and optimize our AWS cloud infrastructure, with expertise in container orchestration, infrastructure as code, and site reliability engineering principles.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies and tools to improve the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of our platform.
• Tackle the most complex and ambiguous technical challenges that span multiple services, such as designing for massive data growth, ensuring fault tolerance, or re-architecting critical legacy systems.
• Collaborate with senior leaders across Engineering, Product, and Security to align back-end strategy with business objectives and ensure the platform is secure, compliant, and reliable.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years of professional back-end or systems engineering experience, with a history of working on high-traffic, distributed systems.
• Mastery ofJava/GoLang, distributed systems architecture, microservice patterns, and domain-driven design.
• Expertise in designing for high availability, scalability, and security in a cloud-native environment (AWS).
• Deep, hands-on experience with NoSQL databases at scale (MongoDB preferred), including complex data modeling and performance tuning.
• Proven ability to lead technically, influence without authority, make decisions with broad impact, and communicate complex architectural concepts to diverse audiences.
  
  

About FloQast

FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform in accounting workflow automation created by actual former accountants for accountants. By streamlining and modernizing daily accounting tasks, FloQast helps teams collaborate more effectively and complete their work with greater efficiency and precision. This cloud-based, AI-powered software is trusted by over 3,000 accounting teams, including those at Snowflake, Twilio, Instacart, and The Golden State Warriors—and continues to grow. Our mission is to continuously elevate the accounting profession, enhancing both its practice and perception.

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