Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Platform

Responsibilities

You will build and own foundational platform systems, including agent frameworks, orchestration, and developer tooling. Additionally, you will design data infrastructure and lead cross-functional projects to improve organizational capabilities.

Requirements

Candidates must have four to twelve years of backend or platform engineering experience with strong Python skills. Deep expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure is required, along with the ability to contribute to frontend applications when necessary.

Skills

• Python
• Distributed systems
• Data infrastructure
• Backend engineering
• Platform engineering
• TypeScript
• React
• AWS
• AI coding tools
• Fintech
• Accounting
• ERP
• Payments
• Ledger systems
• Enterprise integrations
• Computer science fundamentals

Benefits

• Visa sponsorship

About this role

About the Role
Join the platform engineering team at an AI-powered finance automation company. You will build foundational systems that support product development across the organization and help make complex financial workflows more reliable.
What You'll Do
Build and own platform systems, including agent frameworks, orchestration, verification, observability, and developer tooling.
Design data infrastructure that ingests, normalizes, and reconciles information from financial and business systems.
Work with customers and finance teams to understand workflows and turn them into reusable platform capabilities.
Guide architectural decisions, identify bottlenecks, and ship across the stack when needed.
Lead cross-functional engineering projects that improve the capabilities of the broader team.
What We're Looking For
Four to twelve years of backend or platform engineering experience, with strong Python skills.
Deep expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure, including experience building foundational systems or production-scale platform capabilities.
Experience delivering high-impact engineering projects across teams and communicating technical solutions directly to customers.
Ability to contribute to TypeScript and React applications when needed.
Familiarity with AWS and modern AI coding tools.
Strong computer science fundamentals, with experience in a high-growth technology environment.
Background in fintech, accounting, ERP, payments, ledger systems, or enterprise integrations is valuable.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $180,000 to $270,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in New York, New York.