Founding Tax Lead (CPA or EA Required)

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• Role: Product
• Experience: 6+ years
• Visa: US citizen/visa only

If you’ve spent tax seasons inside UltraTax, CCH, Lacerte, or similar software, you already know the problem. Tax professionals still rely on decades-old tools, rigid workflows, repetitive data entry, and disconnected systems.

Luca IQ is building the tax platform professionals should have had years ago: modern software that takes a return from client documents through preparation, review, and filing in one place.

We’re looking for tax experts who have lived through tax seasons firsthand and want to help shape the future of tax accounting.

The Role

You’ll work closely with the founding team to review returns, identify edge cases, and translate real-world tax workflows into product improvements.

This is not a traditional accounting firm role. You’ll bring your tax expertise into the product-building process, working at the intersection of tax, technology, and product.

What You'll Do

• Be a member of the founding team sitting between engineering + regulatory team
• Identify tax edge cases, complex scenarios, and ways to break the product
• Bring your tax preparation experience to help shape the product roadmap
• Prepare and review individual income tax returns

Who You Are

• Certified Public Accountant. Experienced Enrolled Agents may also be considered
• Experienced preparing individual tax returns using professional tax software such as Drake, UltraTax, CCH, Lacerte, ProSeries, or similar platforms
• Experienced reviewing tax returns, not just preparing them
• Strong understanding of U.S. federal individual income tax