Founding Engineer
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LocationMenlo Park Office, Menlo Park, United States
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience4+ yrs
DepartmentEngineering
Company size1+ people
PostedSep 19, 2024 · 2y ago
Verified live1d ago
May no longer be actively hiring
Posted by the company on Sep 19, 2024
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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
Proficiency in front-end technologies such as React, NextJS
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
Strong experience building financial systems
Skills
React
NextJS
AWS
GCP
About Us:
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 Netflix, Twitter, Airbnb & Meta. We have raised a large seed round from investors of Glean, Rippling, Slack, Figma and other finance leaders at large unicorn companies.
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:
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Lead full-stack development of key product features that directly solves a problem for our customers.
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Work directly with our customers, synthesize their feedback and help develop our roadmap.
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Build and maintain robust integrations with financial systems including ERPs, HRIS, Procurement software, and CRMs
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Design and implement core components of the backend platform, including the jobs framework, flexible data ingestion, and complex financial modeling
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Ensure best practices in software development, including code quality, automated testing, and CI/CD
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Collaborate with the founding team on product strategy, feature prioritization, and customer feedback loops
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Build and maintain planning and agentic workflows using the state of the art large language models
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Collaborate on technical decisions on scalability and security
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Help build the engineering team and culture
Required Skills:
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Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field
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4+ years of experience in full-stack development, preferably with early-stage startups
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Strong experience building financial systems is preferred
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Proficiency in front-end technologies such as React, NextJS
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Strong experience with relational databases and modeling
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Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)
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Ability to understand basic machine learning concepts and quickly ramp up on
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Startup mentality with a passion for rapid prototyping, testing, and iterating on feedback