Pilot is a successful startup hiring a senior engineer for their Takeoff team.
The Takeoff team focuses on building products that enable customers to sign up for Pilot, onboard, and derive value from the service from day one.
The aim is to provide customers with capabilities similar to large companies' finance teams at a fraction of the cost through powerful software.
The backend is written in fully typed modern Python, while the frontend utilizes JavaScript, TypeScript, and Vue.js.
Terraform is used to manage production infrastructure, and Docker containers are deployed to ECS.
AWS CodeDeploy powers deployments, and Honeycomb is used for monitoring with Postgres as the database.
Key responsibilities include building, testing, and deploying software continuously, collaborating with PMs and Product Designers, creating technical specs and testing plans, working with internal customers to solve problems, mentoring teammates, shaping the future of engineering at Pilot, and supporting software and services as needed.
Requirements:
Candidates must have 7+ years of experience as a software engineer.
Experience with Python in a production environment is required.
The ability to work collaboratively across functions is essential.
Strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills are necessary.
Candidates should be able to write well-structured, well-tested, and maintainable code.
A demonstrated ability to mentor and teach others is important.
Additionally, candidates with specialties or backgrounds in accounting, fintech, and related fields are of interest.
Benefits:
Pilot invests in employees' development and happiness, recognizing them as key to success and customer satisfaction.
There is an opportunity to join a seasoned founding team with experience in successful startups and acquisitions.
The company offers a flexible vacation/time-off policy and observes all federal holidays.
A competitive benefits package is provided, including wellness benefits such as Modern Health, Headscape, One Medical, Aaptiv, and Rightway.
Parental leave is available for birthing or non-birthing parents, offering 100% pay for 12 weeks.
A 401(k) plan is included in the benefits package.
The base pay range for the role is $125,000 - $211,000 in most remote locations, and $156,000 - $211,000 in San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY, with final offers depending on various factors.
