Software Engineer (San Francisco)

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