Senior Software Engineer

About the role

At BuildOps, we’re building software purpose-built for commercial contractors. From service to projects, we help our customers run the workflows that keep buildings, businesses, and critical infrastructure operating. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale the product experiences and systems behind that mission.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality product features and systems across frontend and backend applications
• Own projects through the full lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through rollout, monitoring, and long-term maintenance
• Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans and well-scoped milestones
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with a strong bias toward simplicity, reliability, and long-term extensibility
• Build user-facing experiences and supporting APIs that work well across client, service, and data boundaries
• Design systems with observability and reliability in mind, including metrics, dashboards, alerting, and health checks that help the team detect and resolve issues quickly
• Improve the performance, scalability, and resilience of the products and systems your team owns
• Proactively identify technical risks, cross-team dependencies, and sources of toil before they become execution bottlenecks
• Contribute to design reviews, technical discussions, and architecture decisions with clear thinking and sound judgment
• Mentor less-experienced engineers through code review, technical guidance, and example-setting
• Help strengthen engineering culture by sharing knowledge, improving standards, and contributing to a collaborative, high-accountability environment

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building product features across frontend and backend systems
• Experience building reliable APIs, services, and user-facing applications in a modern production environment
• Strong software design instincts, including how to decompose complex business problems into maintainable technical solutions
• Solid understanding of databases, data modeling, and tradeoffs across relational databases
• Experience working with modern web application patterns and building polished customer-facing product experiences
• Experience owning projects with meaningful ambiguity and making good technical decisions with incomplete information
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and drive alignment with stakeholders beyond your immediate team
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and simplify systems over time
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially in design docs, technical tradeoff discussions, and stakeholder updates
• Track record of mentoring teammates and helping raise the quality bar on engineering teams
• A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability for both shipping and operating software successfully
• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities evolve and strong judgment matters
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering throughput, learning speed, and quality of execution

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field from a top university
• Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or other modern application stacks
• Experience with React or similar frontend frameworks
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Docker, or infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, or other event-driven and high-throughput systems
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Experience building integrations, internal platform capabilities, or data pipelines
• Experience in SaaS, vertical software, or systems that support operational workflows
• Experience using Claude Code or similar AI coding agents in day-to-day development workflows

Skills

• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering throughput, learning speed, and quality of execution

Benefits

Generous equity grant, become an owner in our company!

A comprehensive benefits package

Flexible PTO and hybrid work schedules

One-time work-from-home allowance

Hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, and Raleigh with hybrid work schedules and lunch provided for in-office days

Company events and team-building activities, both in-person and virtual

Fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic work environment

Opportunities for growth and career advancement

Chance to work with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions

Pay

$168,000 - $224,000 base salary range + annual bonus + stock options

Schedule

Hybrid schedule with work from home on Monday and Friday and in-office collaboration Tuesday through Thursday