# Sr. Software Engineer

**Company:** [Pilot.com](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pilot-com)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $166k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, Terraform, AWS, Postgres
**Posted:** 2026-07-30

> Senior Software Engineer building bookkeeping automation systems at Pilot. Own end-to-end projects for data reconciliation, integrations, deterministic automation, and observability in a Python/AWS stack. Requires 5+ years experience, strong production Python skills, and a track record shipping reliable business-critical systems.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Own projects end to end, from problem definition and technical design through implementation, rollout, and measurement
- Build, test, and deploy well-structured, well-tested software continuously
- Design reliable workflows across services, internal tools, and human operational processes
- Build observability and evaluation into automation systems so teams can measure quality, investigate failures, and improve performance over time
- Contribute to the security, auditability, and reliability of systems that handle sensitive financial data
- Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and bookkeeping and operations experts to turn ambiguous problems into practical solutions
- Investigate production issues, support the services you own, and address systemic reliability problems
- Mentor and sponsor teammates and contribute to engineering standards through technical designs and thoughtful code reviews

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Strong software-engineering fundamentals and the ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
- Experience with Python in production
- A track record of owning and shipping customer-facing or business-critical systems end to end
- Experience designing, operating, and debugging reliable production systems
- Strong product and systems judgment, especially in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces
- Strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and teach others

## Nice to Have
- Experience with fintech, accounting, or financial operations tooling
- Experience integrating with third-party APIs and external systems
- Experience with system security, permissions, or handling sensitive data

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base pay range: $166,000 - $200,000 in San Francisco, CA (final offer depends on experience, expertise, location, and market data)
- Eligible for equity, 401(k), health benefits, and other benefits
- Flexible vacation/time-off policy
- All federal holidays observed
- Parental leave – 100% pay for 12 weeks
- Competitive benefits package including additional wellness benefits

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