Principal Software Engineer, Applications

Floqast; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Family Forming benefits

Life & Disability Insurance

Unlimited Vacation

Job summary

A leading Financial Technology firm is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead architectural innovation within its growing AI platform. This role includes designing and delivering scalable systems, defining architecture, and mentoring fellow engineers. Ideal candidates will have over 15 years of experience in software development with strong leadership skills. Benefits include competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and a flexible vacation policy, highlighting FloQast's commitment to work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years building and shipping complex software systems.
• Proven track record driving large-scale technical initiatives.
• History of mentoring and elevating engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver core platform capabilities.
• Define system architecture and functional specifications.
• Lead complex design discussions and establish best practices.
• Work closely with Product and Design teams.

Skills

Architectural decision making

Building scalable systems

Leading design discussions

Mentoring senior engineers

API design

Product intuition

Tools

Go

Node.js

MongoDB

AWS

Job description

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.
• We’re consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and continue to scale rapidly with a strong product‑market fit.

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.

This job posting is for our Staff Software Engineer, the base pay range for this position is $185,000 - $301,000. Compensation is not limited to base salary. FloQast values our Total Rewards, and offers a competitive and elaborate Benefits Package including, but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision, Family Forming benefits, Life & Disability Insurance, and Unlimited Vacation. FloQast reserves the right to amend, change, alter, and revise pay ranges and benefits offerings at any time. All applicants acknowledge that by applying to this position you understand that this specific pay range is contingent upon meeting the qualifications and requirements of the role, and for the successful completion of the interview selection and process. It is at the Company’s discretion to determine what pay is provided to a candidate within the range associated with the role.

About FloQast: FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform in accounting workflow automation created by former accountants for accountants. By streamlining and modernizing daily accounting tasks, FloQast helps teams collaborate more effectively and complete their work with greater efficiency and precision. This cloud‑based, AI‑powered software is trusted by over 3,000 accounting teams, including those at Snowflake, Twilio, Instacart, and The Golden State Warriors—and continues to grow. Our mission is to continuously elevate the accounting profession, enhancing both its practice and perception.

FloQast is regularly rated as a Best Place to Work! — Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021; Best Places to Work by LA Business Journal since 2017; Built In’s Best Place to Work in Los Angeles 6 years in a row! Because we are Customer Obsessed in All Ways, check out what our customers have to say about FloQast on G2 Crowd. If this aligns closely with what you are looking for, hit “Apply” and come join our growing team!

FloQast, Inc is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education, and experience. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a professional and welcoming workplace for all employees.

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