FloQast is building the next generation of accounting automation powered by AI. We are looking for engineering leaders who believe that AI fundamentally changes how software is designed, written, and operated. This role is for technical leaders who still think like engineers.If your primary skill is running meetings, managing Jira tickets, and coordinating roadmaps, this role will not be a good fit. If you enjoy debugging distributed systems, reviewing architecture, mentoring strong engineers, and shipping production systems using AI-assisted development, we would love to talk Our teams are comprised of technical force multipliers who prioritize shipping over syncing, leveraging advanced tools like Cursor and Claude Code to compress the distance between idea and production. Whether you are leading a team or architecting distributed services, you will be building a world where intelligent agents and LLM reasoning handle the complexity of global finance. If you believe that AI is the ultimate leverage for high-performing engineers to solve the industry's hardest problems, you belong here. Location: San Jose, CA OR Los Angeles office - 3 days per week on-site (hybrid) What You'll Do

Lead a Highly Technical Team

You will manage a small team of strong engineers and tech leads working on the core FloQast platform. Your role is to enable technical excellence and remove friction, not simply coordinate delivery.

You will:

Mentor Staff Engineers, Tech Leads, and Senior Engineers
Unblock complex technical problems
Drive strong engineering decisions across the team

Build and Scale Backend Systems

FloQast operates a large-scale SaaS platform used by thousands of companies and millions of financial workflows.

You will help the team design and operate:

Distributed backend services
Scalable data pipelines
Highly reliable production systems
APIs and services powering accounting automation

Build AI-Powered Product Capabilities

FloQast is moving aggressively toward AI-native product development.

Your team will build:

AI-driven workflow automation
Intelligent agents operating across accounting processes
Systems that integrate LLM reasoning with financial data models

Drive AI-First Development

AI coding tools are not optional here. We expect engineering leaders to actively use tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI systems to accelerate development and guide their teams in doing the same.

You will help define how AI changes:

Software design
Code generation
Debugging
Testing
Refactoring

Raise the Technical Bar

You will actively participate in:

Architecture reviews
System design discussions
Major code reviews
Technical mentorship

This is a technical leadership role, not a coordination role.

What You'll Bring:

You Have Built Real Systems

8+ years of backend engineering experience
Experience operating large-scale SaaS platforms
Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and data models
Comfortable debugging production systems

You Are Still Technical

The best engineering managers we hire can still write code if needed and understand the systems their teams build. You should be comfortable:

Reviewing complex pull requests
Discussing architecture tradeoffs
Guiding engineers through difficult technical problems

You Understand AI-Assisted Development

We expect engineering leaders to be AI-native builders. You should have experience using tools such as:

Claude
Cursor
Or similar AI coding environments to accelerate development.

Experience building the following is a strong plus:

AI agents
LLM-powered workflows
AI-assisted developer tooling

You Enable Strong Engineers

Your success will be measured by how effective your engineers become. You should have experience:

Mentoring tech leads
Growing senior engineers
Removing technical blockers
Helping teams move faster without sacrificing quality

What Makes This Role Different

Most engineering management roles focus on process and coordination. At FloQast, we believe engineering managers must be technical force multipliers.

You will help build:

AI-powered accounting automation
Agent-driven workflows
Large-scale financial software systems

...while helping a strong team of engineers operate at a very high technical bar.

About FloQast:

FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform in accounting workflow automation created by actual former accountants for accountants. By streamlining and modernizing daily accounting tasks, FloQast helps teams collaborate more effectively and complete their work with greater efficiency and precision. This cloud-based, AI-powered software is trusted by over 3,000 accounting teams, including those at Snowflake, Twilio, Instacart, and The Golden State Warriors—and continues to grow. Our mission is to continuously elevate the accounting profession, enhancing both its practice and perception.

Our values act as a guiding compass, shaping every decision we make, and are non-negotiable, particularly in our hiring process. Alongside our employees, partners, and customers, we embody these values every day:

Unwaveringly Authentic

Ambitious with Integrity

Empowered to Grow

Committed to Collaboration

Customer Obsessed in All Ways

Here’s Why You Should Apply

- What is engineering working on? Our FQ Engineering Blog showcases a number of our recent efforts straight from the engineers working on them. Check it out!

FloQast is regularly rated as a Best Place to Work!

- Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021

- Best Places to Work by LA Business Journal since 2017 (that’s 8 years!)

- Built In’s Best Place to Work in Los Angeles 6 years in a row!

Because we are Customer Obsessed in All Ways, check out what our customers have to say about FloQast on G2 Crowd.

If this aligns closely with what you are looking for, hit “Apply” and come join our growing team!

FloQast, Inc is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education, and experience. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a professional and welcoming workplace for all employees.

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