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Backend Engineer

Aiwyn is the fastest-growing software company serving the accounting profession, automating day-to-day operations for CPA firms.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
101 - 500 Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS · Finance

Description For Backend Engineer

Aiwyn, founded in 2020, is revolutionizing the accounting profession with their Practice Automation solutions, serving 150+ of the largest CPA firms globally. They're building cutting-edge tax software leveraging AI to address the challenges of outdated legacy systems and increasing tax code complexity.

As a Backend Engineer at Aiwyn, you'll be instrumental in designing and building robust, scalable systems that power their platform. The role involves tackling complex challenges in computational expression generation, data modeling, and translating tax code into executable software. The tech stack includes Next.js, TypeScript, Python (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy), Postgres, and Google Cloud.

The position offers significant autonomy and responsibility, allowing engineers to make key technical decisions and own projects from architecture to deployment. You'll work on innovative solutions like designing computation engines, creating automated IRS documentation conversion systems, and building sophisticated data pipelines for tax return analysis.

Aiwyn offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits including health coverage and equity, and a remote-first culture that prioritizes deep work. The company is backed by top-tier investors (Bessemer, KKR, & Revolution) and led by experienced entrepreneurs with multiple exits. They foster an environment of high responsibility, autonomy, and continuous learning, making it an ideal place for ambitious engineers who want to make a significant impact in the tax software industry.

Last updated 21 days ago

Responsibilities For Backend Engineer

  • Design and implement computation engine for tax field updates
  • Create systems to convert IRS documentation into testable code
  • Engineer semantic graph of tax concepts
  • Build data pipelines for tax return analysis
  • Scale systems for complex multi-user interactions
  • Develop and maintain APIs for frontend and third-party integrations

Requirements For Backend Engineer

Python
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
  • Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining complex backend systems, ideally with Python and FastAPI
  • Existing comfort deeply integrating AI tools into workflows
  • Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and data modeling
  • Product sense and ability to understand product/engineering tradeoffs
  • Excellent technical communication skills
  • Pragmatic approach to engineering
  • Comfort with ambiguity and surfacing hidden constraints
  • Fluency with AI tools like coding assistants
  • High level of focus on getting the right outcome
  • Comfort owning projects with high autonomy

Benefits For Backend Engineer

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401k
Mental Health Assistance
Equity
  • Adventure travel stipend - $1,000 travel reimbursement annually
  • Flexible PTO
  • Health, vision, dental benefits
  • HSA/FSA
  • Mental health support
  • Stock options
  • 401(k) matching
  • Remote work from anywhere

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