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Senior/Staff Software Engineer

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Maxima is an early-stage startup helping enterprise accounting teams streamline the tedious process of month-end closing. Our founders have experience coming from both sides of the problem: from overseeing the finance org at Rubrik, to building month-end close systems at Twitter and Netflix. We have raised the largest seed in history in the accounting space from Kleiner Perkins & Audacious Ventures and are backed by finance leaders at companies such as Rippling, OpenAI, and UI Path.

Role Overview:

As a founding engineer, you will be at the core of building our product from the ground up. You’ll have the opportunity to shape both the front-end and back-end architecture, working closely with the founders and early customers to solve complex financial problems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead full-stack development of key product features such as reconciliations, flux analysis, and accruals automation

  • Build and maintain robust integrations with financial systems including ERPs, HRIS, Procurement software, and CRMs

  • Design and implement core components of the backend platform, including the jobs framework, flexible data ingestion, and complex financial modeling

  • Ensure best practices in software development, including code quality, automated testing, and CI/CD

  • Collaborate with the founding team on product strategy, feature prioritization, and customer feedback loops

  • Build and maintain planning and agentic workflows using the state of the art large language models

  • Collaborate on technical decisions on scalability and security

  • Help build the engineering team and culture

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field

  • 4+ years of experience in full-stack development, preferably with early-stage startups

  • Strong experience building financial systems is preferred

  • Proficiency in front-end technologies such as React, NextJS

  • Strong back-end development experience with Go or similar technologies

  • Strong experience with relational databases and modeling

  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)

  • Ability to understand basic machine learning concepts and quickly ramp up on

  • Startup mentality with a passion for rapid prototyping, testing, and iterating on feedback

  • Fintech or accounting software experience is a plus

Why Join Us:

  • Be a core part of a mission-driven startup looking to transform accounting processes.

  • Work in a fast-paced environment where your decisions directly impact product direction and company growth.

  • Opportunity to grow with the company and build a technical team from the ground up.

  • Competitive salary, equity, and benefits (401k, unlimited PTO)

Join us in revolutionizing accounting month-end close and making accounting operations more efficient for businesses everywhere!

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