# Staff Software Engineer, Takeoff

**Company:** [Pilot.com](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pilot-com)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $200k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, Terraform, AWS, Postgres, Observability, Accounting Systems, Double-Entry Bookkeeping, Revenue Recognition, Third-Party Apis, Payment Processors, Ai-Assisted Systems
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Staff Software Engineer leading ambiguous, multi-team initiatives for core accounting systems, including technical strategy, architecture, reliability, and delivery. Requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, production Python expertise, strong systems judgment, and cross-functional leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead ambiguous, cross-team projects from problem definition through delivery.
- Set technical strategy and make architectural decisions for systems spanning teams and product areas.
- Identify cross-team gaps and drive strategies to address them.
- Build, test, and continuously deploy software.
- Create and review technical specifications and maintain high engineering-quality standards.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, internal customers, and stakeholders.
- Mentor and sponsor engineers across the organization.
- Investigate production issues, improve reliability, and support services as needed.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Production experience with Python.
- Experience leading complex, multi-team technical projects to successful outcomes.
- Ability to set technical direction and gain cross-functional buy-in.
- Strong coding fundamentals and ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
- Strong product and systems judgment in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally.
- Experience working effectively on a remote team, including strong asynchronous and written communication.
- Ability to mentor, sponsor, and develop other engineers.
- Remote employment in the United States, limited to CA, GA, NY, NC, TN, TX, and WA.

## Nice to Have
- Vue.js production experience.
- Experience with accounting systems, double-entry bookkeeping, or revenue recognition.
- Familiarity with agentic or AI-assisted systems in production.
- Experience integrating third-party APIs and external systems, such as payment processors.
- Background in accounting, fintech, or related fields.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base pay range: **$200,000–$240,000** in most remote locations.
- Base pay range: **$230,000–$280,000** in San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY.
- Eligibility for equity, 401(k), health benefits, wellness benefits, and other benefits.
- Flexible vacation and time off policy.
- Federal holidays observed.
- 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents.
- Competitive benefits package.

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