Software Engineer II

TASL TaxAct Admin Services, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Taxwell, the leading digital tax filing platform formed from Drake Software and TaxAct, is seeking a Software Engineer II to support backend and platform work, primarily in C#/.NET and SQL Server.

You will work across legacy and modern systems, implement authentication, deployment improvements, and observability, and leverage AI-assisted development tools while upholding quality, security, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with C#/.NET development.
• Proficient SQL Server skills, including stored procedures and data-driven troubleshooting.
• Experience building backend services, integrations, and authentication/authorization.
• Ability to understand unfamiliar or legacy code and implement safe changes.
• Experience diagnosing production issues using logs and performance data.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance backend applications and services with C#/.NET and SQL Server.
• Troubleshoot production issues across code, databases, authentication, logging, and deployments.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Product, IT, Help Desk, and Customer Success.
• Modernize legacy systems and improve observability and deployment processes.
• Use AI-assisted development tools and critically evaluate AI outputs for production readiness.

Skills

C#/.NET

SQL Server

Backend services

Authentication/Authorization

AI development tools

CI/CD

Git

Cross-functional comms

Tools

Git

Visual Studio

SQL tooling

Job description

About Taxwell

Taxwell helps everyday Americans get every tax advantage they deserve by finding credits and deductions they never even knew existed. Our tax preparation software offers easy guidance and ensures your maximum tax refund. We strive to build a team of like-minded experts in both tax and technology who align with our brand purpose, are advocates for our customers and have a fresh, non-traditional approach to the tax industry. Taxwell is a leading digital tax filing platform formed in 2022 from the combination of Drake Software® and TaxAct®. These two longstanding organizations offer customers professional and do-it-yourself digital and downloadable products that are easy-to-use, best-in-class technology, and provide unparalleled customer support. Taxwell brands are a trusted solution for all users including those with complex tax returns. We strive to attract and retain candidates who exemplify our values: performance, perseverance, progress and partnership. Taxwell is an organization of forward thinkers looking to add industry experts to our growing team.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Software Engineer II to support and enhance a mix of legacy and modern applications used across customer support and internal operations. This is a backend and platform-leaning role, with the majority of the work focused on C#/.NET, SQL Server, services, integrations, authentication, and application infrastructure. While the focus is backend, this is not a backend-only role. Engineers on this team follow problems wherever they lead, which may occasionally include legacy WebForms pages or support-facing UI. Our engineering teams also make significant use of AI-assisted development tools and agentic coding workflows. This role will use AI as part of the development process while remaining accountable for the quality, security, maintainability, and production readiness of the work.

What You’ll Do

Develop, maintain, and enhance primarily backend applications and services using C#/.NET and SQL Server. Troubleshoot production issues across application code, databases, authentication, configuration, logging, integrations, and deployment environments. Work with both modern and legacy .NET systems and make safe, focused improvements to existing applications. Contribute to the incremental modernization of legacy systems, including authentication, deployment, observability, and operational improvements. Work across services, databases, integrations, and support-facing applications when problems cross system boundaries. Create and maintain technical documentation, troubleshooting guides, and investigation notes. Collaborate with Engineering, Product, IT, Help Desk, Customer Success, and other teams to resolve technical issues. Use AI-assisted engineering tools for development, code analysis, testing, debugging, and documentation, while critically evaluating AI-generated output before it is used in production.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with C# and .NET application development.
• Strong SQL Server skills, including stored procedures and data-driven troubleshooting.
• Experience developing and troubleshooting backend applications, services, and integrations.
• Ability to understand unfamiliar or legacy code and make safe, focused changes.
• Experience diagnosing production issues using application logs, database analysis, and other operational data.
• AI development tools such as Claude Code, or Cursor Familiarity with authentication and authorization concepts such as OIDC, claims, roles, sessions, or platforms such as Okta.
• Experience with source control, CI/CD pipelines, testing, and software deployment practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools or a strong willingness to incorporate them into day-to-day engineering workflows.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical partners.
• Nice to Have: Experience with VB.NET, IIS, Windows services, Vue/TypeScript, & AWS services.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Taxwell, we believe our work benefits from the diverse perspectives of our employees. As such, Taxwell welcomes and celebrates diversity and inclusion and is committed to equal opportunity employment. At Taxwell, you can expect a supportive, open, and inclusive atmosphere and a team that values your contributions. Taxwell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and any other status protected under applicable law. Taxwell considers information gathered in the hiring process, including information on this application, confidential, and only shares it on a need-to-know basis or as required by law. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail] or by calling 828-349-5887 to speak with a member of the HR Talent Acquisition team.

Taxwell is the leading digital tax filing platform formed from the combination of Drake Software® and TaxAct®. These two longstanding organizations offer customers do-it-yourself digital and downloadable products that are easy-to-use, best-in-class technology, and provide unparalleled customer support. Taxwell brands are the trusted solution to make taxes easy for the most complex users. TaxAct offers income tax preparation software directly to consumers and tax professionals. The process of filing taxes is highly personal and can be extremely complex. At TaxAct we aim to help every customer accurately file their taxes while simultaneously identifying opportunities to improve their financial situation. Since 2000, TaxAct has helped file over 90 million returns through TaxAct consumer and professional software. We believe that everyone should be empowered to do their own taxes, have the proper resources to claim the money they deserve and receive support to make informative financial decisions. Drake Software has a long history providing top-tier professional tax preparation software. Since 1977, Drake has provided services to over 70,000 tax professionals nationwide that have filed over 40 million tax returns each year. Drake Software’s comprehensive products provide the tools and support tax professionals need to build their businesses. Drake products are designed to assist our customers efficiently prepare and e-file individual and business returns, so they can focus on serving their clients.