Principal Software Engineer, Transform

At FloQast, we aren't just building tools; we are crafting the "Operating System for Accounting." As a Principal Software Engineer on the Transform team, you are a primary architect of this vision. This is a hybrid role based in our San Jose office.

About the role

This is a role for a technical visionary who thrives on solving "impossible" distributed systems problems and understands that the best code is the kind that empowers an entire engineering organization to move faster. You won’t just be "coding"—you’ll be defining the technical North Star for FloQast Transform, our centralized hub where accountants can create, test, deploy, and manage bespoke AI Agents. You will drive step-function improvements in how we deliver our Visual Agent Builder and empower global brands to automate complex workflows without touching a line of code.

Responsibilities

• Architect the Future: Design and deliver the core platform capabilities that power FloQast Transform and the next generation of AI-driven workflows. Own the "big picture," ensuring our distributed systems, AI Agent infrastructure, and visual workflow builders are scalable, resilient, and elegant.
• Technical Strategy & Excellence: Lead high-level design discussions that resolve complex trade-offs. Establish rigorous engineering best practices to raise the technical standards across our automation ecosystem.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as the bridge between "what’s possible" and "what’s needed," partnering deeply with Product and Design to translate ambiguous business goals into executable technical roadmaps for intuitive, agentic accounting automation.
• Multiplier of Talent: Mentor senior engineers, fostering a culture of deep technical curiosity and high-performance execution. Your success is measured by the growth of those around you.

Requirements

• The Veteran’s Perspective: 15+ years of experience shipping complex, enterprise-grade software. You’ve seen systems succeed and fail, and you know how to navigate the lifecycle of a maturing platform.
• Technical Mastery: Expertise in modern backend stacks—specifically Go, Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS. You think in terms of APIs, platform-first design, scalable workflow orchestration, and secure, compliant SaaS architectures.
• Outcome-Driven Mindset: Strong product intuition. You don’t build for the sake of complexity; you build to drive business impact, solve real customer pain points, and empower accounting teams to automate rules-based workflows.
• Navigational Skill: Comfortable in the "grey areas." You can take a napkin-sketch idea and turn it into a production-ready reality through influence and technical clarity.

Pay

The base pay range for this position is $185,000 - $301,000. Compensation is not limited to base salary.

Benefits

FloQast offers a competitive and elaborate benefits package including, but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Family Forming benefits
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Unlimited Vacation

About FloQast

FloQast is the leading AI-powered Accounting Transformation Platform, uniquely built by former accountants for accountants. We automate complex, recurring accounting workflows—transforming preparers into strategic reviewers and relieving accountants from tedious manual work. Our cloud-based solution is trusted by over 3,500 world-class accounting teams, including Lululemon, Doordash, and the MLB, to drive collaboration and financial accuracy. Driven by a mission to continuously elevate the profession, FloQast is redefining both the practice and the perception of accounting on a global scale.

Values

Our values act as a guiding compass, shaping every decision we make, and are non-negotiable, particularly in our hiring process:

• Unwaveringly Authentic
• Ambitious with Integrity
• Empowered to Grow
• Committed to Collaboration
• Customer Obsessed in All Ways