Staff Software Engineer, Core Accounting Systems (Remote)

Pilot.com, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (100% pay)

401(k) plan

Flexible vacation/time-off

Health benefits

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Pilot is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our Takeoff team. The Takeoff team owns core accounting systems behind Pilot's bookkeeping: how transactions get categorized, how revenue from platforms like Stripe and Shopify gets recognized over the right periods, and how it all ties back to accurate financials.

This role involves leading multi-team architecture and delivering high-impact solutions. We offer remote employment in select US states and a strong emphasis on mentoring engineers,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience with Python in production.
• Track record of leading complex, multi-team technical projects to successful outcomes.
• Ability to set technical direction and get buy-in across teams and functions.
• Strong coding fundamentals and the ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Good product and systems judgment, especially in ambiguous or evolving problem spaces.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally.
• Experience working effectively on a remote team, including strong async and written communication habits.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, sponsor, and uplevel other engineers.
• This position is only available for remote employment in the United States in the following states: CA, GA, NY, NC, TN, TX, and WA.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects with high levels of ambiguity from problem definition through delivery.
• Set technical strategy and make architectural decisions for systems that span teams and surface areas.
• Identify cross-team gaps and missed opportunities, and drive the strategy to address them.
• Build, test, and deploy software in a continuous manner (we deploy daily or more often).
• Create and review technical specs, and hold Engineering to high quality standards.
• Work with PMs, Designers, internal customers, and stakeholders to ensure we're solving the right problems.
• Mentor and sponsor engineers across the organization.
• Investigate production issues, improve system reliability, and support services as needed.

Skills

Python in production

System design

Remote teamwork

Mentoring engineers

Cross-team collaboration

Code quality

Architectural decisions

Job description

Pilot is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our Takeoff team. The Takeoff team owns core accounting systems behind Pilot's bookkeeping: how transactions get categorized, how revenue from platforms like Stripe and Shopify gets recognized over the right periods, and how it all ties back to accurate financials.

This role involves leading multi-team architecture and delivering high-impact solutions. We offer remote employment in select US states and a strong emphasis on mentoring engineers,