Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Aiwyn, a rapidly growing software company serving the accounting profession, and contribute to shaping our technical strategy and vision. You will lead the design of complex technical solutions, mentor senior engineers, and solve challenging optimization problems. This role requires exceptional engineering skills in Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of distributed systems. Aiwyn offers competitive compensation, a remote work-from-anywhere culture, flexible PTO, world-class health benefits, stock options, and 401(k) matching. We encourage our team to recharge and explore the world with an adventure travel stipend.

Requirements

• Possess exceptional engineering skills with deep expertise in Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot solutions
• Demonstrate a proven ability to deliver complex, large-scale technical solutions leveraging cloud services
• Have experience making high-impact technical decisions that affect multiple data processing systems and teams
• Demonstrate a proven ability to understand business context and translate it into technical strategy for engineering teams
• Have experience in making architectural decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term technical health of an ecosystem
• Possess a deep understanding of distributed systems and data pipeline architectures
• Have a proven track record of designing and implementing system-wide improvements to ETL processes and data validation frameworks that significantly impact engineering efficiency
• Possess a strong ability to influence technical direction across teams through mentorship in software development, technical documentation, and leadership
• Have experience in driving adoption of engineering best practices and standards across multiple teams
• Demonstrate a relentless focus on quality with deep expertise in test automation
• Have experience building robust test frameworks, implementing comprehensive testing strategies, and fostering a test-first development culture
• Have a track record of successfully driving technical initiatives that span multiple teams working on different aspects of a software platform
• Possess the ability to build consensus around technical decisions and navigate complex trade-offs
• Possess a deep understanding of software engineering principles, with particular emphasis on data processing patterns and practices
• Demonstrate a proven ability to establish and maintain high engineering standards while driving innovation
• Have the ability to travel occasionally for onsite Company meetings

Responsibilities

• Help define and drive technical strategy across multiple teams or systems
• Shape architectural decisions that impact major portions of our platform while ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability of our software
• Lead the design of complex technical solutions spanning multiple services and data pipelines
• Mentor senior engineers, influence engineering practices, and drive technical excellence across the organization
• Tackle our most challenging optimization problems
• Identify systemic issues, implement solutions that scale, and drive improvements in performance, reliability, and engineering efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• Kotlin expertise
• Expertise with Angular or other front end technologies
• Expertise with large-scale Spring Boot architectures
• Expertise in Google Cloud Platform services including BigQuery
• Expertise in designing and building PostgreSQL databases
• Expertise with data pipelines and ETL processes
• Expertise in GraphQL architecture patterns and implementation
• Experience building solutions that leverage LLMs
• Expertise with continuous integration and deployment practices
• Experience in technical risk assessment and mitigation in data-intensive systems
• Background in mentoring senior engineers

Benefits

• Adventure travel stipend - you receive a $1,000 travel reimbursement on your work anniversary each year
• Remote, work-from-anywhere culture
• Flexible PTO
• World Class health benefits - we believe in fostering flourishing teams by providing benefits that go beyond the usual standards - Health, vision, dental, HSA/FSA, and mental health support
• Stock options - every Full Time Employee has ownership in Aiwyn's future and success
• 401(k) matching