Sales Engineer, Accounting Solutions

Basis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

Daily meal stipends

401(k) retirement plan

Monthly office activities

Job summary

AngelList Venture is seeking a Sales Engineer for its New York office to develop and maintain demo environments that showcase Basis's accounting solutions. The ideal candidate will have 2–4 years of experience in accounting or finance, with strong automation skills in Excel and Python.

The position offers a full-time contract, a compensation range of $125K–$200K, and a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage and unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in accounting, audit, tax, or a related finance function.
• Hands-on experience automating tasks using Excel and Python.
• Detail-oriented and self-directed, managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Basis demo environments for accounting workflows.
• Automate repetitive tasks using the Basis platform.
• Partner with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams.

Skills

Accounting experience

Automation skills (Excel, Python)

Strong writing skills

Technical curiosity

Detail-oriented

Startup mindset

Tools

Accounting software (QBO, NetSuite, Xero, Sage)

Job description

Location

New York Office

Employment Type

Full time

Department

GTM

Compensation

• $125K–$200K • Offers Equity

This range represents our broad compensation philosophy and covers various responsibility and experience levels. Additionally, all employees are eligible to participate in our equity plan and benefits program. We are committed to meritocratic and competitive compensation.

About Basis

Basis builds real agents that do real work in the real economy. Our agents operate for hours at a time, performing end-to-end work for some of the largest accounting firms in the world. We recently raised $100M at >$1B valuation and are racing to deploy the most advanced applied ML at production scale. Our investors include: Khosla Ventures (Keith Rabois & Vinod Khosla), Accel (Miles Clements), Google Ventures, Nat Friedman & Daniel Gross, Adam D'Angelo, Jeff Dean, Jack Altman, Noam Brown, Kyle Vogt, Amjad Masad, Clem Delangue and many other operators/technical leaders.

"Basis is on the frontier of building production‑grade, long‑horizon agents. They've pushed the limits of what we thought our models could do on real‑world, economically valuable, complex accounting tasks. They've been a great collaborator in helping us shape what the future of agents looks like." — Prashant Mital, Applied AI Lead, OpenAI

About the Role

As the accounting industry enters a new era defined by AI‑native workflows, the ability to show — not just tell — has never mattered more. As a Sales Engineer on our Accounting Solutions team, you'll be the engine behind how we demonstrate and deliver that promise to prospects and customers.

This is not a client‑facing role. You'll work entirely behind the scenes, building the demo infrastructure, custom procedures, and enablement content that power our sales motion. You'll sit at the intersection of accounting expertise and technical execution — someone equally comfortable in a trial balance as in a Python script.

NYC, Flatiron office. In‑person team.

What you'll be doing

• Build and maintain Basis demo environments across accounting, finance, audit, and tax workflows
• Create custom procedures within Basis that showcase real accounting use cases
• Automate repetitive build tasks using the Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and the Basis platform
• Stay current on Basis product updates and translate new capabilities into demo‑ready assets
• Partner with Sales, Product, and Engineering to ensure demos reflect real customer workflows

What you'll bring

• 2–4 years in accounting, audit, tax, or a related finance function
• Hands‑on experience automating tasks (Excel, Python, or similar)
• Strong writer — can distill complex accounting concepts into clear instruction sets
• Technically curious — picks up new software and platforms quickly
• Detail‑oriented and self‑directed; comfortable managing multiple projects without much hand‑holding
• Startup mindset — thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, owns outcomes

Bonus

• Experience with accounting software (QBO, NetSuite, Xero, Sage, etc.)
• Experience across multiple practice lines (accounting/finance, audit, and/or tax)
• Prior experience in a sales support, solutions, or enablement role

Benefits at Basis

We offer a competitive and thoughtful benefits package designed to support your physical, mental, and financial well‑being:

• Health & Wellness: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; Life Insurance; and 6 coaching & 6 therapy sessions through Spring Health.
• Time off: Unlimited PTO + 12 paid company holidays.
• In‑Office Perks: Daily meal stipends, a fully stocked kitchen, and $300 toward your custom desk setup.
• Financial Benefits: Pre‑tax commuter benefits and 401(k) retirement plan
• Team Culture: Monthly office activities and frequent optional team happy hours.
• Parental Leave

Compensation Range: $125K–$200K