About Peregrine
Most accounting firms are still built around people performing repetitive work.
Peregrine is building the AI-native accounting firm.
We are replacing traditional accounting production teams with autonomous agent systems that perform bookkeeping, tax preparation, document processing, reconciliation, workpaper generation, and client workflows. Human professionals become supervisors, reviewers, and advisors rather than preparers.
Our operating model is simple:
- One Operator manages 200+ clients
- AI performs production work
- CPAs review exceptions and final outputs
- Client Partners focus on relationships and advisory
The result is a fundamentally different firm with dramatically higher leverage, margins, and client capacity.
We’re looking for our Founding Engineer to architect and build the technology platform that makes this possible.
The Opportunity
This is not a feature development role.
You will be the technical co-builder of a new category: the AI-native accounting firm.
You will work directly with the founder to design and implement:
- Multi-agent accounting workflows
- Autonomous bookkeeping systems
- AI tax preparation pipelines
- Human-in-the-loop review systems
- Agent orchestration infrastructure
- Internal operating systems for firm operations
- Future client-facing AI experiences
You will own architecture decisions from day one and help define the technical DNA of the company.
What You’ll Build
Agent Operating System
Build the orchestration layer that manages:
- Agent routing
- Workflow execution
- Task queues
- Escalation paths
- Human approvals
- Confidence scoring
AI Bookkeeping Platform
Build systems that automate:
- Bank transaction categorization
- Bill capture
- Statement ingestion
- Reconciliation
- Reporting
- Exception management
AI Tax Platform
Build systems that automate:
- Document collection
- Tax document classification
- Workpaper creation
- Return preparation
- CPA review workflows
- Filing pipelines
Internal Firm OS
Build the operating system that enables:
- Operators
- Principals
- Client Partners
to manage hundreds of clients simultaneously through AI supervision rather than manual execution.
What We’re Looking For
Must Have
- 5+ years software engineering experience
- Experience building production AI systems
- Strong Python expertise
- Strong TypeScript expertise
- Experience with modern LLM frameworks
- Experience deploying cloud-native systems
- Strong system design skills
- Comfort working in ambiguity
Strongly Preferred
- Multi-agent system experience
- LangGraph, Temporal, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, or similar
- RAG architecture experience
- Workflow automation experience
- Fintech experience
- Accounting or tax technology exposure
- Startup experience (Seed to Series A)
Bonus Points
- CPA, accounting, or finance background
- Experience building internal operational software
- Experience working directly with founders
- Previous founding engineer experience
Technology Stack (Likely)
We’re tool-agnostic and will choose the best architecture together, but experience with the following is valuable:
- Python
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- Postgres
- Supabase
- Temporal
- LangGraph
- OpenAI APIs
- Anthropic APIs
- AWS
- Docker
- Vector databases
What Success Looks Like
Within 12 months:
- Agent systems handling the majority of bookkeeping production
- Tax workflows operating with minimal human intervention
- Operators managing 200+ clients each
- Firm margins significantly exceeding traditional accounting firms
- Core technology moat established
Within 3 years:
- The operating system powering one of the most efficient accounting firms in North America
Why Join
Massive Surface Area
This is not a narrow product role. You’ll influence:
- Product
- Engineering
- AI architecture
- Operations
- Firm design
Ownership
You’ll be one of the first hires and have direct influence over company direction.
Equity
We expect this person to think and act like an owner. Compensation includes meaningful equity.
AI-First Culture
We’re not adding AI to an existing business.
We’re building the business around AI from day one.
Pay: $55,000.00-$80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Stock options
- Vision care
- Wellness program
- Work from home
Work Location: Remote
