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Maxima

Staff Software Engineer

Maxima, San Mateo, California, United States, 94409

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About Us: Maxima is the first agentic AI platform for enterprise accounting, purpose built to deliver SOX compliant, real time close. 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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