# 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:** 2026-07-02

> Senior Software Engineer building firm-facing features for Pilot's AI accounting platform Meridian. Develop automation systems, agentic workflows, orchestration, observability, and integrations for bookkeeping; requires 5+ years experience, Python or Vue expertise, and hybrid work in SF.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Build, test, and deploy software in a continuous manner
- Develop systems that power bookkeeping automation, including agentic workflows and integrations with third-party platforms
- Design and implement reliable workflow orchestration across services, tools, and operational processes
- Build observability into automation systems so teams can understand performance, investigate failures, and improve quality over time
- Mentor and sponsor your teammates to help them grow
- Contribute to the security and reliability of systems that handle sensitive financial data and operational decisions
- Help design and improve evaluation frameworks that measure workflow quality, correctness, and business impact
- Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and cross-functional stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into practical solutions
- Write clear technical designs, contribute thoughtful code reviews, and maintain high engineering standards
- Investigate production issues, improve system reliability, and support services as needed

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience with Python or Vue (or other Javascript frameworks) in production
- Experience building production software and shipping customer-facing or business-critical systems
- Strong coding fundamentals and the ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
- Good product and systems judgment, especially in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces
- Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally
- Interest in building automation systems that are reliable, observable, and secure
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and teach others
- Ability to work in our San Francisco office Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with workflow orchestration, automation platforms, or distributed systems
- Familiarity with agentic or AI-assisted systems in production environments
- Experience building observability, alerting, or operational debugging tools
- Experience with system security, permissions, or handling sensitive data
- Experience building evaluation or quality measurement frameworks
- Experience with fintech, accounting, or financial operations tooling
- Experience integrating with third-party APIs and external systems

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base pay range: $166,000 - $200,000 in San Francisco, CA (final offer depends on experience, expertise, location, and market data)
- Equity
- 401(k) plan
- Health benefits and wellness benefits
- Flexible vacation/time-off policy
- All federal holidays observed
- Parental leave (100% pay for 12 weeks)

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