Senior Software Developer Ai Trainer Jobs in San Ramon, CA

As a Senior Software Engineer on our Core AI team, you will be a key driver of FloQast's AI transformation. You will help architect, build, and scale the AI products that power our accounting automation platform and enable our vision of an AI accountant teammate. This role requires solid expertise in production AI systems and a passion for solving complex accounting workflow challenges. You will not only build AI applications but also contribute to the technical direction of AI across FloQast, helping to establish the platform and standards that enable distributed AI execution company-wide.
What You'll Do

• Contribute to the architecture and lead development of production AI products including intelligent chatbots, document processing systems, and agentic workflows using Python and modern AI frameworks
• Design and implement components of our centralized AI platform including model routing, provider management, vector search, and AI application frameworks with seamless MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations
• Build scalable AI products that integrate with diverse technologies including accounting systems, document repositories, and external APIs while maintaining robust monitoring and observability
• Implement context engineering and system design for AI applications, ensuring optimal information retrieval, context assembly, and multi-turn conversation management
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Security teams to ensure AI products are robust, compliant, and aligned with business objectives in the regulated accounting space
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers on the growing AI team, promoting best practices for AI product development, deployment, and governance

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with 3+ years focused on building backend for production applications
• Strong proficiency in Python, alongside familiarity with AI application frameworks, context engineering, and scalable system design for AI products
• Experience designing products that integrate with multiple technologies, APIs, and data sources in cloud-native environments (AWS preferred)
• Strong desire to develop deep hands-on experience with LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), conversational AI, document processing, and MCP integrations
• Proven ability to own tech product initiatives, drive technical standards, and communicate complex system designs to both technical and business stakeholders

Nice To Haves/Other

• Experience building chatbots or conversational AI products in production
• Background in system integration, API design, or enterprise software platforms
• Familiarity with accounting workflows and financial data processing
• Experience with AI observability, debugging tools, and production AI monitoring
• Hands-on experience with advanced RAG architectures, reranking systems, and retrieval optimization techniques
• Knowledge of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) or other RL techniques for improving AI product performance
• Experience building AI platform components like embedding pipelines, semantic search systems, or multi-modal processing frameworks

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This job posting is for our Senior Software Engineer, the base pay range for this position is $144,000 - $216,000. Compensation is not limited to base salary. FloQast values our Total Rewards, and offers a competitive and elaborate Benefits Package including, but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision, Family Forming benefits, Life & Disability Insurance, and Unlimited Vacation. FloQast reserves the right to amend, change, alter, and revise pay ranges and benefits offerings at any time. All applicants acknowledge that by applying to this position you understand that this specific pay range is contingent upon meeting the qualifications and requirements of the role, and for the successful completion of the interview selection and process. It is at the Company's discretion to determine what pay is provided to a candidate within the range associated with the role.
About FloQast:
FloQast is the leading AI-powered Accounting Transformation Platform, uniquely built by former accountants for accountants. We automate complex, recurring accounting workflows-transforming preparers into strategic reviewers and relieving accountants from tedious manual work. Our cloud-based solution is trusted by over 3,500 world-class accounting teams, including Lululemon, Doordash, and the MLB, to drive collaboration and financial accuracy. Driven by a mission to continuously elevate the profession, FloQast is redefining both the practice and the perception of accounting on a global scale.
Our values act as a guiding compass, shaping every decision we make, and are non-negotiable, particularly in our hiring process. Alongside our employees, partners, and customers, we embody these values every day:
Unwaveringly Authentic
Ambitious with Integrity
Empowered to Grow
Committed to Collaboration
Customer Obsessed in All Ways
Here's Why You Should Apply
- What is engineering working on? Our FQ Engineering Blog showcases a number of our recent efforts straight from the engineers working on them. Check it out!
FloQast is regularly rated as a Best Place to Work!
- Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021
- Best Places to Work by LA Business Journal since 2017 (that's 9 years!)
- Built In's Best Place to Work in Los Angeles 7 years in a row!
Because we are Customer Obsessed in All Ways, check out what our customers have to say about FloQast on G2 Crowd.
If this aligns closely with what you are looking for, hit "Apply" and come join our growing team!
FloQast, Inc is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education, and experience. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a professional and welcoming workplace for all employees.
Link to FloQast Recruiting AI Usage Policy
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.