Software Engineer - Financial Reporting

At Ledgy, we’re on a mission to make Europe a powerhouse of entrepreneurship by building a modern, tech-driven equity management and financial reporting platform for private and public companies. In 2025, we aim to be the leading provider for European IPOs and reporting for share-based payments. We are a value-based company with a core focus on being humble, transparent, ambitious and impactful, all in order to delivery the best experience for our customers and end users.

We are proud to partner with some of the world’s leading investors. New Enterprise Associates led our $22m Series B round in 2022, with Philip Chopin joining Sequoia’s Luciana Lixandru on our board.

We were founded in Switzerland in 2017 and today we operate globally from offices in Zurich and London. We encourage diversity and are an international team coming from 26 different countries and speaking 25 different languages.

 

About the Role:

As a Software Engineer focused on Financial Reporting at Ledgy, you will build elegant solutions that automate complex financial reporting processes for equity awards. You'll create software that helps companies efficiently submit regulatory reports (e.g., IFRS2) to tax authorities. Working within our engineering team, you'll collaborate with fellow engineers, our PM, and Financial Reporting expert to develop industry-leading automation while our competitors still rely on manual processes.

In the first 30 days:

  • Be paired with an onboarding buddy who will introduce you to the world of equity management
  • Get to know our engineering team, product managers, and financial reporting experts
  • Understand how our financial reporting features integrate with the broader Ledgy platform
  • Start contributing to our codebase with the guidance of experienced team members

In the first 3 months:

  • Independently contribute to financial reporting features and improvements
  • Participate in architecture discussions about scaling our reporting capabilities
  • Work alongside other engineers to implement robust data processing pipelines
  • Develop a deep understanding of the financial reporting requirements our customers face
  • Participate in code reviews and help maintain our engineering standards

In the first 6-12 months:

  • Take ownership of key financial reporting features and improvements
  • Help shape the technical direction of our financial reporting automation
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to enhance the user experience for financial reporting
  • Mentor other engineers interested in financial reporting capabilities
  • Contribute to building what will eventually become a dedicated financial reporting team

The job is a good fit if:

  • You're excited about financial reporting automation and its real-world impact for companies
  • You enjoy tackling complex financial data transformations and compliance requirements
  • You enjoy writing clean, maintainable TypeScript code, both in the backend and frontend
  • You are excited to work with React, NodeJS, and MongoDB
  • You thrive in collaborative engineering environments and enjoy pair programming
  • You take pride in creating robust, tested solutions for critical business operations
  • You have experience with or interest in financial systems, accounting principles, or regulatory reporting

Being part of Ledgy means:

  • Recharge and re-energize with flexible working hours, 25 days of vacation, and up to 40 days of remote work from outside your home country.
  • We make space for your own professional development, with a generous yearly learning & development budget.
  • This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. All salaries are aligned with competitively benchmarked ranges based on work location and levelling.
  • For candidates based in London or Zurich we use a hybrid work model of 1 day in the office per week.
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