Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
Puzzle 🧩🚀San Francisco, California, United States • San Francisco, California, United States
Posted August 26, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Puzzle is modern accounting software designed for ambitious startups. It offers seamless integration into business operations, providing real-time insights to help founders make informed decisions about their fiscal health. With a focus on smart accounting, Puzzle aims to empower entrepreneurs and reduce financial uncertainties.
Job Description
Puzzle is a fast-growing accounting software company seeking a talented Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and scale their core infrastructure. The role involves hands-on work, driving scalability, and ensuring the reliability of the platform supporting a wide range of financial applications. This is a hybrid position based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of software engineering experience.
- Deep understanding of system architecture.
- Solid experience in database design and analytics.
- Experience in system design and scaling large data applications.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver work with precision.
- Comfortable operating in a high-ownership, fast-paced startup environment.
- Passion for mentoring and growing engineering talent
Benefits
- Competitive base pay
- Meaningful equity
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible PTO
- Home office budget
- Co-working budget
- Learning and development budget
- 401K
