The Principal Software Engineer will architect and build platform features, lead technical discussions, mentor engineers, engage with stakeholders, and innovate on core services to drive technical impact for FloQast applications.
San Jose or LA CA (Hybrid)
At FloQast, we’re redefining how accounting teams operate through AI-native workflows. Trusted by thousands of global companies, our platform is an operating system for accounting and transforms complex financial processes into fast, reliable, and scalable systems.
We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer who doesn’t just build software — but shapes platforms, accelerates teams, and drives step-function impact.
This is a high-leverage role where your architectural decisions will influence the entire FloQast application ecosystem and directly accelerate innovation across our products.
What You'll Do
- Design and deliver core platform capabilities powering FloQast applications
- Define system architecture and functional specifications
- Build highly scalable, distributed systems for enterprise customers
- Lead complex design discussions and establish engineering best practices
- Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and developer experience
- Own critical technical decisions that shape platform direction
- Work closely with Product and Design to shape the roadmap
- Engage directly with customers and stakeholders to understand workflows
- Translate ambiguity into clear, executable technical strategy
- Mentor senior engineers and elevate technical depth across the org
- Lead through influence, not authority
- Create leverage through reusable platform investments
Architect and build at scale
Set the technical bar
Partner to deliver real impact
Multiply the team
What You'll Bring
- 15+ years building and shipping complex software systems
- Proven track record driving large-scale technical initiatives end-to-end
- History of mentoring and raising the bar for engineering teams
- Strong expertise across modern backend stacks
- Go, Node.js
- MongoDB and AWS
- Deep experience designing distributed systems at enterprise scale
- Strong API design and platform thinking
- Solid understanding of security and compliance in SaaS environments
- Strong product intuition — you balance elegance with business impact
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and moving from idea → production
- Customer-obsessed and outcome-driven
- Fintech, accounting, or enterprise SaaS experience
- Familiarity with ERP or accounting workflows
- Background in workflow automation platforms
Technical depth
Mindset
Bonus points
Why FloQast
- FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform, built by accountants for accountants, helping teams automate and modernize financial workflows with AI. (Lensa)
- We’re consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and continue to scale rapidly with a strong product-market fit. (Lensa)
- Unwaveringly Authentic
- Ambitious with Integrity
- Empowered to Grow
- Committed to Collaboration
- Customer Obsessed in All Ways
- Shape the architecture of a fast-growing AI platform
- Work on problems with real enterprise scale
- Move fast with high ownership
- And build systems that matter…
Our values:
The opportunity
We’d love to talk.
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This job posting is for our Staff Software Engineer, the base pay range for this position is $185,000 - $301,000. Compensation is not limited to base salary. FloQast values our Total Rewards, and offers a competitive and elaborate Benefits Package including, but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision, Family Forming benefits, Life & Disability Insurance, and Unlimited Vacation. FloQast reserves the right to amend, change, alter, and revise pay ranges and benefits offerings at any time. All applicants acknowledge that by applying to this position you understand that this specific pay range is contingent upon meeting the qualifications and requirements of the role, and for the successful completion of the interview selection and process. It is at the Company's discretion to determine what pay is provided to a candidate within the range associated with the role.
About FloQast:
FloQast is the leading AI-powered Accounting Transformation Platform, uniquely 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 continuously elevate the profession, FloQast is redefining both the practice and the perception of accounting on a global scale.
Our values act as a guiding compass, shaping every decision we make, and are non-negotiable, particularly in our hiring process. Alongside our employees, partners, and customers, we embody these values every day:
Unwaveringly Authentic
Ambitious with Integrity
Empowered to Grow
Committed to Collaboration
Customer Obsessed in All Ways
FloQast is regularly rated as a Best Place to Work!
- Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021
- Best Places to Work by LA Business Journal since 2017 (that’s 9 years!)
- Built In’s Best Place to Work in Los Angeles 7 years in a row!
Because we are Customer Obsessed in All Ways, check out what our customers have to say about FloQast on G2 Crowd.
If this aligns closely with what you are looking for, hit “Apply” and come join our growing team!
FloQast, Inc is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education, and experience. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a professional and welcoming workplace for all employees.
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