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Software Engineer

San FranciscomidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

Instead is hiring a Software Engineer to build an AI-powered tax platform used by accounting firms and enterprises. You'll develop full-stack features, integrate production AI components, and solve critical bugs for a platform handling real tax returns and customer data.

What you'll do

  • Ship end-to-end product features for the customer-facing tax platform
  • Build and integrate AI-powered components with production inference and prompt engineering
  • Drive product improvements based on customer feedback and usage analytics
  • Resolve critical bugs across the full stack with high urgency during tax season
  • Create internal tools and platforms to boost engineering team productivity
  • Collaborate with product teams to translate customer needs into technical solutions

What they're looking for

  • Full-stack development (3+ years experience)
  • Frontend: Vue, Nuxt, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
  • Backend: Go, Docker, AWS (ECS/Fargate)
  • Databases: PostgreSQL
  • AI/ML integration and prompt engineering
  • Cloud infrastructure and scalable system design
  • Production software development and debugging
  • AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot)
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Instead

Instead is an AI-powered tax software platform serving accounting firms and enterprises. It is hiring Software Engineers, Interns, and Platform Engineers to build full-stack features, integrate AI components, and design infrastructure that enables fast shipping and reliable scaling.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a full-stack feature you shipped end-to-end. How did you handle the frontend, backend, and deployment?
  • Tell us about a time you had to debug a critical production issue with high urgency. How did you approach it?
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