Staff Software Engineer, Tax Product Development

BDO USA•Denver, CO

About The Position

Job Summary: The Staff Software Engineer provides technical leadership and hands-on software development for BDO Tax products and platforms, including AI-enabled solutions supporting Partnership, Direct Tax (Business Tax), Indirect Tax, and Dynamics/ERP integrations. This role designs, builds, and maintains scalable services and user experiences, establishes engineering standards, and drives delivery excellence through Agile and Lean practices. Responsibilities include solution architecture, secure coding, code reviews, CI/CD enablement, staffing, and operational readiness through observability and automation. The position partners with product, design, QA, and DevOps to define technical roadmaps, reduce cycle time, and improve reliability. The role supports responsible AI-enabled software development, including LLM-based capabilities and agent workflows, with governance-aligned evaluation, safety considerations, and data protection controls. Job Duties: Leads the design and implementation of software features and platform capabilities for BDO Tax products, including integration patterns for Dynamics/ERP/3rd party tax and accounting systems Provides technical direction on architecture, code structure, scalability, and reliability for services, APIs, and user-facing applications Develops and maintains backend services and REST APIs using modern engineering practices, including versioning, backward compatibility, and resilience patterns Develops and maintains UI components and workflows aligned to product requirements and accessibility standards Builds AI-enabled product capabilities using approved platforms and patterns, including LLM-based features and agent workflows, while adhering to responsible AI standards and governance controls Establishes and enforces engineering standards through code reviews, design reviews, and reference implementations Embeds themselves within agile teams to refine requirements, define technical approaches, estimate work, and deliver incrementally using Lean principles Improves developer productivity by creating reusable libraries, templates, and internal tooling Implements automated testing practices, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and partner with QA to ensure comprehensive coverage Builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines and release automation with quality gates, security scanning, and environment promotion controls Implements observability standards including structured logging, metrics, tracing, and actionable alerting for production support Performs performance and reliability engineering activities including profiling, capacity planning inputs, and incident root cause analysis Other duties as required

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent, required
Ten (10) or more years of progressive software engineering experience delivering enterprise software products, required
Five (5) or more years of building and maintaining production-grade services and APIs using C#/.NET or Java, required
Three (3) or more years of providing technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, and engineering standards, preferred
Three (3) or more years of delivering solutions using Agile delivery methods with applied Lean principles and continuous improvement practices, preferred
Three (3) or more years of building CI/CD pipelines and release automation supporting frequent deployments, preferred
Two (2) or more years of developing AI-enabled software solutions using LLMs and agentic workflows, including evaluation methods and governance-aligned safety controls, preferred
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, preferred
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills, including training/instruction with professionals at all levels
Sound decision-making skills
Ability to lead and manage a team
Ability to complete projects independently
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering practical and innovative solutions
Strong ability to translate business outcomes into technical designs, delivery plans, and measurable engineering goals
Strong knowledge of secure software development practices, including threat modeling and vulnerability remediation
Strong understanding of Agile engineering practices, including trunk-based development, CI, and iterative delivery

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree, with a focus in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), Finance, or Accounting, preferred
Three (3) or more years of providing technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, and engineering standards, preferred
Three (3) or more years of delivering solutions using Agile delivery methods with applied Lean principles and continuous improvement practices, preferred
Three (3) or more years of building CI/CD pipelines and release automation supporting frequent deployments, preferred
Two (2) or more years of developing AI-enabled software solutions using LLMs and agentic workflows, including evaluation methods and governance-aligned safety controls, preferred
Experience integrating with enterprise platforms and business systems, including Dynamics/ERP integrations. preferred
Experience delivering tax domain platforms supporting Partnership, Direct Tax (Business Tax), or Indirect Tax, preferred
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate or AZ-900, preferred
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate, preferred
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), preferred
Experience with one (1) or more of the following products, preferred: Microsoft Office Suite Microsoft Azure DevOps or GitHub Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure SQL DB
Extensive knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS GCP), AI platforms like OpenAI, Anthropic, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL), preferred
Expertise in multiple programming languages (e.g., C#, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python) and frameworks, preferred
Ability to work well in hybrid and remote environments

Responsibilities

Leads the design and implementation of software features and platform capabilities for BDO Tax products, including integration patterns for Dynamics/ERP/3rd party tax and accounting systems
Provides technical direction on architecture, code structure, scalability, and reliability for services, APIs, and user-facing applications
Develops and maintains backend services and REST APIs using modern engineering practices, including versioning, backward compatibility, and resilience patterns
Develops and maintains UI components and workflows aligned to product requirements and accessibility standards
Builds AI-enabled product capabilities using approved platforms and patterns, including LLM-based features and agent workflows, while adhering to responsible AI standards and governance controls
Establishes and enforces engineering standards through code reviews, design reviews, and reference implementations
Embeds themselves within agile teams to refine requirements, define technical approaches, estimate work, and deliver incrementally using Lean principles
Improves developer productivity by creating reusable libraries, templates, and internal tooling
Implements automated testing practices, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and partner with QA to ensure comprehensive coverage
Builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines and release automation with quality gates, security scanning, and environment promotion controls
Implements observability standards including structured logging, metrics, tracing, and actionable alerting for production support
Performs performance and reliability engineering activities including profiling, capacity planning inputs, and incident root cause analysis
Mentors engineers through pairing, technical coaching, and feedback on design and implementation quality
Acts as a direct supervisor to team members, as assigned
Acts as a Career Advisor to team members, as assigned
Other duties as required