Software Engineer

About the Company

Numeral is transforming how taxes get done. We are the largest and fastest-growing AI-native tax solution, serving over 3,000 paying customers and backed by Benchmark, Mayfield, and Y-Combinator.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, secure backend services and APIs from scratch
• Make architectural decisions that optimize for speed, data integrity, and long-term maintainability
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and data teams to develop performant systems
• Own infrastructure, observability, and performance for the services you build
• Help shape engineering best practices, code quality, and backend culture

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building backend systems in high-growth environments
• Fluency with Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and cloud services (AWS preferred)
• Experience designing robust APIs and distributed systems at scale
• Strong product sensibility and startup mindset
• High intensity and ownership orientation
• Customer obsession

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in payments, tax, accounting, or regulatory tech
• Infrastructure or platform engineering background (CI/CD, observability)
• Experience scaling monolith-to-service architectures or event-driven systems
• Familiarity with GraphQL, Kafka, Terraform, or container orchestration tools

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Wellness perks like Headspace and the Peloton One App
• 401(k)
• Lunch and snacks in the office
• Regular team offsites and company events