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Staff Software Engineer

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San Francisco, CA, US$200k - $250kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior full-stack software engineer and early team member at Truewind, building AI-native workflows for accounting and finance. Responsible for architecture, development, infrastructure, security, and mentoring as the company grows. Based in San Francisco with HQ in the Financial District.

Responsibilities

  • - Architect and develop software solutions that leverages AI technology to reimagine traditional bookkeeping and finance processes.
  • - Collaborate with fellow team members to define our vision, strategy, and product roadmap.
  • - Build and manage the technical infrastructure required to support our services, including databases, servers, and APIs.
  • - Ensure the security, privacy, and compliance of our technology and data.
  • - Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and finance to continually improve our product offerings.
  • - Lead and mentor a team of engineers, data scientists, and developers as the startup grows.
  • - Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer service teams to ensure a seamless customer experience and drive user adoption.

Qualifications

  • - Proven experience in software development and building world-class software products.
  • - 11+ years experience in building web applications using JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as Express.js/Nest.js/Next.js.
  • - 11+ years experience with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres.
  • - Strong experience in building data-intensive, distributed systems.
  • - Experience in building web front-ends using React.js / Vue.js and Material UI.
  • - Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills. Able to operate autonomously.
  • - Familiar with the rhythm and pace of early-stage startups; comfortable with ambiguity.
  • - Passion for innovation and making an impact on entrepreneurs.
  • - Previous founder experience strongly preferred.
  • - Experience building LLM applications using OpenAI API and vector databases strongly preferred.

Skills

Required:Software development (JavaScript/TypeScript)Relational databasesFrontend web development
Nice to have:AI/ML and OpenAI API

Benefits

  • - Learnings of how best to build a product from 0 to 1.
  • - Learnings of how to run an early-stage startup.
  • - Opportunity to grow your career together with the company.
  • - Competitive salary and significant equity.
  • - Health, dental and vision insurance.
  • - Off-site events in SF and NYC twice a year.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Truewind

AI-Powered Accounting

Truewind is a technology company based in San Francisco developing a digital staff accountant. Powered by AI, Truewind is a digital staff accountant that never sleeps, never gets sick, and always does its work. Completely predictable capacity planning. Automate data categorization, supporting documentation collection, and client follow-up. Truewind’s AI agents will follow up on outstanding action items while the accountant can work on strategic tasks. This is fully integrated and unified across your accounting operations. We make it easy to get work done and get visibility into your team’s processes. Trusted by over 100 customers, including accounting firms EisnerAmper and Frank Rimerman, along with fast-growing companies such as Wefunder, StartPlaying and Mozart Data. We’re backed by the industry leaders of accounting and AI, Rho Capital, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Pathlight Ventures, Fin Capital, and Y Combinator.

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