Software Engineer (Infra)

## **About Numeral:** - Numeral is transforming how taxes get done. Digital businesses are currently bogged down by a painful web of regulations across 47 states and 50+ countries. We’re eliminating this burden so teams can focus on their core mission. - We’re the largest and fastest growing AI-native tax solution. Started in 2023, Numeral has raised over $57M from Benchmark, Mayfield, Y-Combinator, and many others. We now serve over 2,500 paying customers and have more than tripled our revenue every year in our history. - We’re primarily hiring in our SF and NY offices, but do hire remotely in some cases ## **About

the role:

** We’re looking for a **foundational Software Engineer (Infrastructure)** who thrives on solving complex distributed systems problems at scale. You’ll design and build **core infrastructure** , improve **service reliability and observability** , and ensure the platform’s scalability as we handle increasing transaction volumes and integrations. This is a high-leverage, foundational role: your work will **define the architecture** and **technical direction** of our infrastructure platform while directly impacting our customers’ experience and the company’s trajectory. ## **What you’ll do:** - Design and build **highly scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure** to support critical APIs, services, and data pipelines. - Lead **infrastructure architecture decisions** for performance, observability, and fault tolerance. - Drive improvements in **system reliability, monitoring, and incident response**. - Collaborate closely with product, platform, and data engineering teams to **enable rapid feature development** without compromising stability. - Automate infrastructure management through **infrastructure-as-code** , CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration. - Champion **best practices** in operational excellence, disaster recovery, and distributed systems design. ## **What you’ll bring:** - 7+ years of experience building and scaling backend or infrastructure systems in high-growth environments. - Proficiency in Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS (or equivalent cloud platforms). - Experience managing containerized workloads using tools like Kubernetes, ECS, or similar. - Expertise in observability tooling (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) and monitoring pipelines. - Proven ability to design fault-tolerant, distributed systems at scale. - Strong debugging and performance optimization skills across the stack. - Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with experience partnering cross-functionally. - Startup mindset: Not scared of ambiguity and hungry for rapid growth - Intensity & Ownership: This is not a 9-5 — we’re scaling rapidly and have a massive opportunity ahead of us. - Customer Obsession: You deeply care about the user experience and solving their problems ## **Even better:** - Experience in payments, tax, accounting, or regulatory tech. - Infrastructure or platform engineering background (e.g., CI/CD, observability). - Experience scaling monolith-to-service architectures or event-driven systems. - Familiarity with GraphQL, Kafka, Terraform, or container orchestration tools. ## **What we offer:** - Competitive salary and equity - you’ll share directly in the company’s success - Full medical, dental, and vision coverage - Wellness perks like Headspace and the Peloton One App - 401(k) to help you build long-term financial security - Lunch and snacks when you’re in the office - Regular team offsites and company events as we grow - A culture built on ownership - your work matters and people will see it!