Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FloQast is the leading AI-powered Accounting Transformation Platform, uniquely built by former accountants for accountants. As a Senior Software Engineer, Data, you will drive the design, implementation, and optimization of FloQast’s core data platform, ensuring the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Data Platform Development: Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, reliable data pipelines, storage solutions, and efficient access layers using modern cloud-native technologies
- Pipeline Execution: Build, optimize, and maintain core data platform components, including event streaming infrastructure, lakehouse storage layers, and both batch and streaming ETL workflows
- Data Quality & Security: Implement best practices for data quality, data lineage, and access controls to ensure robust security, regulatory compliance, and overall trust in our data assets
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Analytics, Infrastructure, and Security teams to deliver data capabilities that support team-specific and organizational goals
- Team Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and code reviews for other engineers on the team, helping to champion clean code, consistent engineering standards, and platform stability
- Performance & Observability: Evaluate, test, and integrate new tools and technologies that actively improve data pipeline performance, systems observability, and overall cost efficiency
Skills
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong background in data infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend data platform engineering
- Proven experience building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines at scale (e.g., handling large data volumes, optimizing job execution, and ensuring data reliability)
- Strong hands-on experience with modern data ecosystem tools, such as Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, Airflow, Spark, and cloud-native services (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience building and integrating APIs and services for data ingestion, access, and pipeline observability
- Good understanding of secure data handling, including familiarity with enterprise-grade security practices and data privacy considerations (such as SOC2 or GDPR)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of partnering successfully across engineering and analytics teams
- Experience working within a startup or high-growth SaaS environment is highly preferred
- Exposure to or interest in AI/ML data pipelines or real-time analytics architectures
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Family Forming benefits
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Unlimited Vacation
Company Overview
FloQast is a financial close management software designed to streamline the month-end close process for accounting teams. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.floqast.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
FloQast has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.