Staff Software Engineer, Close

About the role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Close team at FloQast, you are a primary architect of the "Operating System for Accounting." This role is for a technical visionary who thrives on solving "impossible" distributed systems problems and understands that the best code empowers an entire engineering organization to move faster. You will define the technical North Star for FloQast Close, our centralized hub where accountants create, test, deploy, and manage bespoke AI Agents. You will drive step-function improvements in delivering our Visual Agent Builder, enabling global brands to automate complex workflows without writing code. This role is expected to be hybrid in our San Jose office.

Responsibilities

• Architect the core platform capabilities powering FloQast Transform and the next generation of AI-driven workflows, ensuring scalability, resilience, and elegance in distributed systems, AI Agent infrastructure, and visual workflow builders.
• Lead high-level design discussions to resolve complex trade-offs, establishing rigorous engineering best practices that raise technical standards across the automation ecosystem.
• Act as a bridge between technical possibilities and business needs, partnering with Product and Design to translate ambiguous goals into executable technical roadmaps for intuitive, agentic accounting automation.
• Mentor senior engineers, fostering a culture of deep technical curiosity and high-performance execution, with success measured by the growth of those around you.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience shipping complex, enterprise-grade software, with a veteran’s perspective on navigating the lifecycle of a maturing platform.
• Expertise in modern backend stacks, including Go, Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS, with a focus on APIs, platform-first design, scalable workflow orchestration, and secure, compliant SaaS architectures.
• Strong product intuition and an outcome-driven mindset, building solutions that drive business impact and solve real customer pain points.
• Ability to navigate "grey areas," turning napkin-sketch ideas into production-ready reality through influence and technical clarity.

About FloQast

FloQast is the leading AI-powered Accounting Transformation Platform, 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 elevate the accounting profession globally, FloQast is redefining both its practice and perception.

Values

• Act As a Guiding Compass, shaping every decision we make.
• Unwaveringly Authentic.
• Ambitious with Integrity.
• Empowered to Grow.
• Committed to Collaboration.
• Customer Obsessed in All Ways.

Why join FloQast

FloQast is regularly recognized as a Best Place to Work, including:

• Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
• LA Business Journal’s Best Places to Work (9 years running since 2017).
• Built In’s Best Place to Work in Los Angeles (7 years in a row).

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