Pilot
Staff Software Engineer, Takeoff
$200K–$280K
Remote +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Location
- Remote
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years as a software engineer.
- Visa sponsorship
- Remote employment is available only in the United States in CA, GA, NY, NC, TN, TX, and WA.
About the job
Lead technical strategy and delivery for core accounting systems that categorize transactions, recognize revenue, and produce accurate customer financials.
What you'll do
- Lead ambiguous, cross-team projects from problem definition through delivery; set technical strategy and architecture.
- Build, test, and deploy software; maintain reliability and investigate production issues.
- Write and review technical specifications, collaborate across functions, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- Production experience with Python.
- Track record leading complex, multi-team technical projects to successful outcomes.
- Ability to set technical direction and gain cross-team buy-in.
Nice to have
- Production experience with Vue.
- Experience with accounting systems, double-entry bookkeeping, revenue recognition, or agentic/AI-assisted systems in production.
Pay
USD $200,000 - $240,000 base salary in most remote locations; USD $230,000 - $280,000 base salary in San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY
Tools
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js, Terraform, AWS, Postgres
AI focus
Familiarity with agentic or AI-assisted systems in production environments is a nice-to-have; no specific AI work is described.
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