The Role

Pilot is a successful startup, and we’re hiring generalist software engineers for our product teams.

All of our teams have unique charters to collectively build the software, services and systems that enable Pilot to deliver a high-quality experience, profitably, at scale. From the SMB Product group — teams that ingest customer financial data in order to deliver insights to thousands of SMBs across the country, to the Business Universe — teams that ingest our customer revenue and expense information and produce accurate, automated accounting: all of our teams have exciting missions and ambitious roadmaps.

Pilot’s aim is to provide our customers with the same superpowers as large companies with full finance teams — superpowers that include having a deep understanding of financial health of the business, the machinery to constantly improve it, and the predictive abilities to thoughtfully plan for the future. We do this at a fraction of the cost a large company would pay for this, by delivering these capabilities through powerful software.

Pilot’s backend is written in fully typed Python 3.11, and our frontend is JavaScript, TypeScript, and Vue.js. We use Terraform to manage our production infrastructure, and deploy Docker containers to ECS. AWS CodeDeploy powers our deployments and we rely on Honeycomb for our monitoring and Postgres as our database.

Key Responsibilities

Building, testing and deploying software in a continuous manner (we deploy daily or more often).
Creating and contributing to technical specs and testing/rollout plans.
Working with internal customers and stakeholders to ensure we’re solving the right problems.
Collaborating with your teammates in pursuit of your own and the project’s goals.
Supporting your software and services as required.

About You

Even if you don’t have experience with the specific technologies in our stack, we’d love to talk to you! Our requirements are:

2+ years of experience as a software engineer
Experience with Python in production is a plus
Able to work collaboratively across functions
Strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills
Able to write well-structured, well-tested, and maintainable code

Additionally, we’re interested in engineers with specialties or backgrounds in accounting, fintech, and/or data pipelines — these are not required, but a bonus.

About Pilot

Pilot launched in 2017 to bring the back office into the modern era. Pilot provides small businesses with dedicated finance experts - which Pilot hires as full-time, U.S.-based employees - who learn the ins-and-outs of their business. Pilot integrates directly with the billing, banking, expense, and payroll systems customers already use. With a special blend of custom software and expert bookkeepers, Pilot delivers accurate, consistent bookkeeping and financial management and tax services that give entrepreneurs the freedom to focus on their business.

Pilot has over 1,000 customers and has raised over $170 million in financing from Sequoia, Index Ventures, Stripe, Bezos Expeditions, and Whale Rock. Our investors also include a long list of world-class entrepreneurs, including Patrick and John Collison, Drew Houston, and Diane Greene. Our most recent funding round doubled our valuation to $1.2 billion – Meet Fintech’s Newest Unicorn.

Why Pilot?

We invest in our employees’ development and happiness because our employees are the keys to our success and ensuring happy customers
The opportunity to join a seasoned founding team that has led companies through two prior successful startups and acquisitions (by Oracle and Dropbox).
Flexible vacation/time-off policy
All federal holidays are observed
Competitive benefits package including wellness benefits such as Modern Health, Headscape, One Medical, Aaptiv and Rightway
Parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents – 100% pay for 12 weeks
401(k) plan

The base pay range target for the role seniority described in this job description is $129,000 - $175,000 in San Francisco, CA. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors such as candidate experience and expertise, geographic location, total compensation, and market data. In addition to cash pay, full-time regular positions are eligible for equity, 401(k), health benefits, and other benefits; some of these benefits may be available for part-time or temporary positions.

Pilot commits to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment, as well as equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. You may view all of Pilot’s recruiting notices here, including our EEO policy, recruitment agency policy, recruitment scam notice, and important E-Verify information. You may view our job candidate privacy policy here.

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