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Avalara is accelerating the modernization and AI-enablement of its compliance platform to support expanding product complexity, global growth, and high transaction volumes.
We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to serve as a technical anchor and Bar Raiser within a globally distributed engineering organization. This role exists to deliver reliable full-stack capabilities, modernize distributed systems, strengthen engineering practices, and lead the practical adoption of AI across software delivery workflows.
The successful candidate will directly improve delivery speed, platform resilience, operational excellence, and engineering standards, while contributing to scalable customer-facing capabilities across Avalara’s compliance platform.</p>
This Software Development Engineer will elevate Avalara across three dimensions:</p>
This position is also open to people with disabilities (PcD), in accordance with Law No. 8.213/91
(Esta vaga também é destinada a pessoas com deficiência (PcD), conforme Lei nº 8.213/91)</p>
**Once you apply, please submit your CV in EN.**</strong></p> LI-Remote</p> At Avalara, we hire and promote individuals who raise the bar—those who improve the average performance of the team through their presence. AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products.  Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.</span></p> You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.</span></p></li> You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.</span></p></li> You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.</span></p></li></ul> Total Rewards </u></span></p> In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. </span></p> Health &; Wellness</u> </span> Inclusive culture and diversit</u>y </span> We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.</span></p> We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.</span></p> We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.</span></p> We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer</span></strong></p> Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.</span></p>What Your Responsibilities Will Be</h3>
What You’ll Need To Be Successful</h3>
Required Qualifications</span></h2>
Preferred Experience</span></strong></h2>
Bar Raiser Expectations</span></h2>
This engineer will:
</p>Avalara is an AI-first Company</h3>
How We’ll Take Care Of You</h3>
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. </span></p>
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. </span></p>What You Need To Know About Avalara</h3>
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