# Senior/Staff Software Engineer - AI Agents at Maxima

- Company: Maxima
- What the company does: Maxima is an AI-native accounting platform that automates journal entries, reconciliations, flux analysis, and financial close with audit-ready accuracy. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Redpoint.
- Company website: https://www.maxima.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Mateo
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-05-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/maxima/1fa4ebb9-9314-4e4b-94f1-43c8844ae706
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/maxima-senior-staff-software-engineer-ai-agents/

## About the role

Build and evolve the agentic systems that perform and orchestrate complex accounting automation Scale the AI Agents platform to support large and rapidly growing enterprise workloads

## What they're looking for

- Typically 5 or more years building backend systems at high-growth, high-scale technology companies
- Experience architecting, building, or maintaining AI agent harnesses and agentic platforms
- Strong familiarity with web development, relational databases, and distributed, data-intensive systems
- Ability to design, deploy, and iterate on scalable infrastructure and automation components for AI-driven workflows
- Deep interest in AI agent architectures, workflow engines, data pipelines, or mission-critical automation in domains like fintech or enterprise software
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, and an eagerness to work cross-functionally

Tags: Engineering & Product