Senior/Staff Backend Engineer (Python)

Why This Role Matters Now

Since launching 18 months ago, we’ve raised $100M with backing from Lightspeed, Khosla, and Google Ventures. We got there by moving incredibly fast and hiring the best and brightest talent. To accelerate that momentum, we’re growing our team. Come and join us at one of NYC’s fastest-growing startups and have an impact on our product from day one.

As our Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, you’ll design and build core systems end-to-end, architect real-time business-critical workflows, and ship production-ready features daily. This is an intense, hands-on engineering role with full ownership.

You’ll be joining at an early and defining moment. Move at rocket speed, build the next massive ERP behemoth.

About DualEntry

Founded in 2024, DualEntry is one of NYC’s fastest-growing AI startups.

DualEntry is changing the future of finance. Our AI-native ERP lets teams achieve more in less time. $5M-ARR businesses and NYSE-listed companies trust DualEntry to automate away busywork and fuel their growth with powerful reporting and insights. We’re making the one-person finance team a reality and putting the pain of legacy ERPs from the 1990s in the past.

We operate with urgency and ownership. We move fast.

Where you'll create impact

• You’ll own end-to-end execution for backend systems and infrastructure
• You’ll build APIs, services, and real-time systems handling complex accounting logic
• You’ll collaborate with founders, product, and frontend engineering to turn complex workflows into secure, performant systems
• You’ll design, implement, and ship production-ready features at high speed
• You’ll manage data migrations, scaling challenges, external integrations, and end-to-end reliability
• You’ll drive measurable outcomes that accelerate DualEntry’s product velocity and stability

What sets you up for success

• Hardcore work ethic and high agency
• 8+ years of experience in backend engineering
• Proven track record in high-growth, high-ownership environments
• Deep expertise in Python and modern frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, or Django)
• Strong skills in PostgreSQL, SQL, ORMs, migrations, and schema design
• Experience with AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure
• Strong API design and testing experience
• Understanding of CI/CD, deployment, and production readiness
• Ability to manage complex systems with evolving requirements
• Fluent English (C1+) with clear communication

How You Operate

• Pragmatic: you like to move forward and make decisions based in reality (not theory). We don't debate if Cassandra has the most theoretical scalability -- we use Postgres until it breaks
• Hard working: 'You can work long, hard, or smart, but [here] you can't choose two out of three" - Jeff Bezos. We wrote this job post during the weekend
• Curious: you love to learn, are highly curious about new frameworks and solutions to engineering problems
• Fast-moving – You deploy daily, iterate quickly, and never wait for permission

Why you’ll thrive here

• Significant equity ownership in one of the top AI companies in the world
• You’re joining early and will grow with DualEntry
• Your feedback shapes the product directly
• High-speed culture
• High-trust environment with high expectations
• Ambitious mission - ERP is one of the largest B2B software markets in the world ($220bn per year), this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build the next generation ERP in an industry that has not seen new entrants in 30+ years

Benefits & Perks

• Base Salary: $100,000 – $175,000 USD
• Equity: $75,000+ USD
• Contract type: B2B
• Remote-first team - the fastest team you will have ever worked with
• Time Off: 15 PTO days + 12 public holidays
• Visa sponsorship option for relocation to NYC within 2+ years
• Early-stage role with high autonomy and real long-term upside
• Enjoy a learning & development budget for courses, certifications, and language learning to keep growing your skills.
• Work where you feel most productive at co-working spaces or from your home office with support for setup, internet, and phone.
• Plus, wellness perks and more to make your workday even better!

What Happens After You Apply

Every application is reviewed manually by our senior engineering team. If your background is a strong match for the role, one of our recruiters will contact you to arrange an initial screening call.

We hire the best, expect the best, and give you the masterclass of your career - an archaic and huge industry like ERP only goes through a restructure like this once in a lifetime. It’s hard, it’s intense, and it’s the most rewarding work you’ll ever do.

If you’re hungry, driven, and ready to build something massive, climb aboard!