Senior Software Engineer

Company:

AI Accountant

Website:

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Business Type:

Small/Medium Business

Company Type:

Product

Business Model:

B2B

Funding Stage:

Series A

Industry:

Fintech SaaS

Salary Range:

₹ 30-50 Lacs PA

About Us

At AI Accountant, we're building the future of fintech. By blending deep financial expertise with cutting-edge automation, we simplify bookkeeping, compliance, and financial operations for India's fastest-growing businesses. Backed by global investors like Y Combinator, we serve thousands of businesses and are rapidly scaling our automated solutions to deliver end-to-end finance operations.

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly driven Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team. This role is ideal for someone with strong expertise in Python or any other language, solid backend engineering fundamentals, and the adaptability to contribute to Python-based systems where required.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems, services, and APIs.
• Build high-performance applications primarily using Python.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Leverage modern coding tools and AI-assisted development agents to write efficient, clean, and maintainable code.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Take end-to-end ownership of features—from design to deployment and continuous improvement.
  

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of software development experience in backend engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in Python or any other language.
• Willingness and ability to work with Python in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design principles.
• Proven problem-solving ability with a strong focus on code quality and scalability.
• High ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive outcomes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
  

Good to Have

• Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Prior exposure to building and deploying cloud-native applications.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, microservices, and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and observability tools.