Senior Tax Professional - AI Tax Engineer (Remote)

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Posted Oct 19, 2026

Remote · US Full Time
$85.8K – $101.4K/yr

Overview

This is a fully remote, full-time role open to candidates based anywhere in the United States outside New York. If you are based in New York, apply to the New York posting of this role instead.

The organization is seeking an AI Tax Engineer to help shape a platform used by accounting firms. The role focuses on applying tax expertise to product decisions, partnering with product and engineering, and working directly with customer firms to raise the standard for tax quality.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a tax expert at the center of how the platform works, alongside a team of CPAs, and help set the standard for quality across what is shipped.
  • Partner with product and engineering to decide what to build next, from document intake through to tax planning.
  • Work closely with customer firms to understand how they run their practices and translate those insights into product direction.
  • Contribute to tax-related decisions through clear documentation and comments.
  • Identify issues and follow them through to resolution.

Requirements

  • Licensed CPA with at least 5 years of experience.
  • Based in the US.
  • Deep experience in at least one of: CCH Axcess, UltraTax, Lacerte, Drake, ProConnect.
  • Comfortable across individual and business returns, including partnerships and K-1s.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong ability to explain technical tax positions clearly to people outside tax.
  • Interest in how technology can change tax work.
  • Strategic thinking to see the practice behind the return.
  • Ownership mindset and comfort operating in ambiguity within a small, fast-moving team.
  • Credibility with partners and preparers.

Compensation & Benefits

  • $85,800 to $101,400 base per year, plus equity.

Location

  • Remote (US-based only)
  • Open to candidates based anywhere in the United States outside New York (see “Overview” for instructions if based in New York).

Hiring Process

  • Intro call (30 minutes)
  • Practical tax case with the team (60 minutes)
  • Final round with leadership (60 minutes)