Software Engineer, Backend, Accounting

The role

A Senior Backend Engineer will build backend services, APIs, and data models for accounting workflows. You will own complex projects from design to production to ensure financial data is accurate and resilient.

What you will do

• Design and build backend services, APIs, and data models that support accounting workflows
• Make financial data accurate, traceable, and resilient
• Improve the reliability and visibility of workflows spanning Ramp and customers' accounting systems
• Partner with product and engineering teammates to understand finance teams' needs
• Own substantial projects from design and implementation through launch, monitoring, and iteration
• Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, code reviews, and mentorship

Required qualifications

• Experience designing, building, and operating production backend systems, including APIs, data models, and asynchronous workflows
• Strong system design judgment regarding data correctness, reliability, and system understandability
• Track record of independently owning complex projects and shipping high-quality software
• Ability to investigate problems across services and data flows
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach to technical decisions and feedback

Nice to have

• Experience with accounting, payments, spend management, or other financial data products
• Familiarity with accounting concepts such as coding, reconciliation, or the general ledger
• Experience building integrations or data workflows that keep information consistent across systems

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Centralized home-office equipment ordering
• Health and wellness stipend
• Budget for intra-office travel
• Weekly coffee stipend
• 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents
• One Medical annual membership
• 401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed at Ramp
• Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
• Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay
• Pet insurance
• In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more

About the company

Ramp builds smart infrastructure for finance teams to automate spending, risk flagging, and closing books. They serve over 85,000 companies.