Maxima
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - AI Agents
San Mateo · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 28, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5 or more years building backend systems at high-growth, high-scale technology companies.
About the job
Lead the architecture, development, deployment, and scaling of AI agent systems that automate enterprise accounting workflows and process financial data reliably.
What you'll do
- Build and evolve agents that perform and orchestrate complex accounting automation, and scale the platform for growing enterprise workloads.
- Architect durable, highly available financial data processing layers and low-latency infrastructure for deploying and iterating on agents.
- Solve enterprise accounting workflow challenges with robust abstractions; own mission-critical areas, engage with customers, and help shape the platform roadmap.
What they ask for
- Typically 5 or more years building backend systems at high-growth, high-scale technology companies.
- Experience architecting, building, or maintaining AI agent harnesses and agentic platforms.
- Strong familiarity with web development, relational databases, and distributed, data-intensive systems.
- Ability to design, deploy, and iterate on scalable infrastructure and automation for AI-driven workflows.
Nice to have
- Deep interest in AI agent architectures, workflow engines, data pipelines, or mission-critical automation in fintech or enterprise software.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, and eagerness to work cross-functionally.
AI focus
Build, deploy, optimize, and scale agentic systems that perform and orchestrate accounting automation and support AI-driven workflows.
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