What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer (San Francisco) position at instead?
About Instead
Instead is reinventing tax technology. We are the first company in decades to receive IRS approval to e-file for Individuals, C Corps, S Corps, Partnerships, and Estates & Trusts. Our platform empowers tax professionals with AI-driven workflows, automated compliance, and seamless integrations.
About the Role
We are hiring two software engineers for our San Francisco office to work on core product features. You will have a direct impact on how tax professionals work — building AI-powered workflows, e-filing systems, and integrations used by thousands of firms.
What You Will Do
- Build and own features end-to-end across our full-stack platform (Vue.js/Nuxt frontend, Go backend)
- Work closely with product and design to ship user-facing features
- Develop and maintain tax calculation engines and e-filing infrastructure
- Collaborate with a distributed engineering team across SF and India
What We Are Looking For
- 3 years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js, React, or similar)
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and CI/CD
- Product-minded — you care about the user experience, not just the code
- Ability to work onsite in San Francisco