Senior/Staff AI Agents Engineer — Scale & Automation

Maxima; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Comprehensive benefits

Unlimited PTO

401k plan

Job summary

Maxima is looking for a senior/staff software engineer to join their AI Agents team in San Mateo. You will lead the development of agentic systems that automate enterprise accounting, collaborating closely with stakeholders and driving product development.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend systems experience and a passion for AI architectures. The role is fully in-office, fostering teamwork in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.

Offers competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits including unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• Typically 5+ years building backend systems at high-growth technology companies.
• Experience architecting and maintaining AI agent platforms.
• Strong familiarity with distributed and data-intensive systems.
• Proven ability to design and deploy scalable automation components.
• Deep interest in AI-driven workflows in fintech or enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve systems performing complex accounting automation.
• Scale AI Agents platform for large enterprise workloads.
• Architect durable and scalable financial data processing layers.
• Construct low-latency, extensible infrastructure for deployment.
• Own mission-critical product areas and engage with customers.

Skills

Backend systems development

AI agent architectures

Web development

Relational databases

Distributed systems

Data pipelines

Collaboration skills

Strong communication

Job description

Maxima is looking for a senior/staff software engineer to join their AI Agents team in San Mateo. You will lead the development of agentic systems that automate enterprise accounting, collaborating closely with stakeholders and driving product development.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend systems experience and a passion for AI architectures. The role is fully in-office, fostering teamwork in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.

Offers competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits including unlimited PTO.