Pilot
Sr. Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Senior · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$166k-$200kDetected 19 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonVue.jsDistributed SystemsCode ReviewPostgreSQLAWSTerraformAI OrchestrationAccountingValuationRecruitingCommunication
About the role
- Pilot is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Enterprise team.
- You'll work closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and operational experts to ship systems that are practical, measurable, and robust.
- Pilot's backend is written in fully typed Python, and our frontend stack includes JavaScript, TypeScript, and Vue.js.
Responsibilities
- Build, test, and deploy software in a continuous manner
- Develop systems that power bookkeeping automation, including agentic workflows and integrations with third-party platforms
- Design and implement reliable workflow orchestration across services, tools, and operational processes
- Build observability into automation systems so teams can understand performance, investigate failures, and improve quality over time
- Help design and improve evaluation frameworks that measure workflow quality, correctness, and business impact
- Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and cross-functional stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into practical solutions
- Write clear technical designs, contribute thoughtful code reviews, and maintain high engineering standards
- Investigate production issues, improve system reliability, and support services as needed
Requirements
- Ability to work in our San Francisco office Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience with Python or Vue (or other Javascript frameworks) in production
- Strong coding fundamentals and the ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and teach others
Nice to have
- Experience with workflow orchestration, automation platforms, or distributed systems
- Familiarity with agentic or AI-assisted systems in production environments
- Experience with system security, permissions, or handling sensitive data
- Experience with fintech, accounting, or financial operations tooling
- Experience integrating with third-party APIs and external systems
- The opportunity to join a seasoned founding team that has led companies through two prior successful startups and acquisitions (by Oracle and Dropbox).
- All federal holidays are observed
- Pilot launched in 2017 to bring the back office into the modern era.
Compensation
- The base pay range target for the role seniority described in this job description is $166,000 - $200,000 in San Francisco, CA.
Company info
- We're looking for someone who has:
Visa & Work Authorization
- Mentor and sponsor your teammates to help them grow
This listing is sourced directly from Pilot's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.