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Principal Software Engineer, Applications

San JoseHybridFull-time

AI Summary

Principal Software Engineer who architect and scale the FloQast platform, driving platform-level decisions, mentoring engineers, and delivering distributed, enterprise-grade backend systems.

About this role

San Jose or LA CA (Hybrid)
At FloQast, we’re redefining how accounting teams operate through AI-native workflows. Trusted by thousands of global companies, our platform is an operating system for accounting and transforms complex financial processes into fast, reliable, and scalable systems.
We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer who doesn’t just build software — but shapes platforms, accelerates teams, and drives step-function impact.
This is a high-leverage role where your architectural decisions will influence the entire FloQast application ecosystem and directly accelerate innovation across our products.

What You'll Do

Architect and build at scale
  • Design and deliver core platform capabilities powering FloQast applications
  • Define system architecture and functional specifications
  • Build highly scalable, distributed systems for enterprise customers
    • Set the technical bar
  • Lead complex design discussions and establish engineering best practices
  • Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and developer experience
  • Own critical technical decisions that shape platform direction
    • Partner to deliver real impact
  • Work closely with Product and Design to shape the roadmap
  • Engage directly with customers and stakeholders to understand workflows
  • Translate ambiguity into clear, executable technical strategy
    • Multiply the team
  • Mentor senior engineers and elevate technical depth across the org
  • Lead through influence, not authority
  • Create leverage through reusable platform investments

    • What You'll Bring

  • 15+ years building and shipping complex software systems
  • Proven track record driving large-scale technical initiatives end-to-end
  • History of mentoring and raising the bar for engineering teams
    • Technical depth
  • Strong expertise across modern backend stacks
  • Go, Node.js
  • MongoDB and AWS
  • Deep experience designing distributed systems at enterprise scale
  • Strong API design and platform thinking
  • Solid understanding of security and compliance in SaaS environments
    • Mindset
  • Strong product intuition — you balance elegance with business impact
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and moving from idea → production
  • Customer-obsessed and outcome-driven
    • Bonus points
  • Fintech, accounting, or enterprise SaaS experience
  • Familiarity with ERP or accounting workflows
  • Background in workflow automation platforms

    • Why FloQast

  • FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform, built by accountants for accountants, helping teams automate and modernize financial workflows with AI. (Lensa)
  • We’re consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and continue to scale rapidly with a strong product-market fit. (Lensa)
    • Our values:
  • Unwaveringly Authentic
  • Ambitious with Integrity
  • Empowered to Grow
  • Committed to Collaboration
  • Customer Obsessed in All Ways
    • The opportunity
  • Shape the architecture of a fast-growing AI platform
  • Work on problems with real enterprise scale
  • Move fast with high ownership
  • And build systems that matter…
    • We’d love to talk.

    Skills

    API DesignArchitectureAWSComplianceDesign PatternsDeveloper ExperienceDistributed SystemsGOMentoringMicroservicesMongoDBNode.jsPerformancePlatform ThinkingReliabilitySaaSScalabilitySecurityStakeholder ManagementWorkflow Automation

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