Staff Software Engineer

At BuildOps we’re building a groundbreaking software platform purpose-built for today’s commercial contractor. We help our customers run service project management scheduling dispatching inventory workflows and financial operations in one unified system.

We’re an AI-native company operating in a fast-paced environment with a high bar for technical excellence product quality and customer impact. Our platform is mission-critical for the businesses that rely on it every day so reliability scalability and thoughtful execution matter deeply here.

As a Staff Software Engineer your primary focus will be to architect build and optimize our platform across the stack from scalable frontend applications to high-performance backend services. At this level you’ll be expected to drive technical excellence across multiple teams shape engineering direction and stay hands-on in the code where it matters most.

You’ll lead major technical initiatives influence architecture and best practices mentor engineers and partner closely with product design data QA and engineering leadership to deliver high-quality scalable and reliable software. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity brings strong systems thinking and can translate long-term technical strategy into practical execution.

What You’ll Do

• Architect build and maintain our full-stack platform including React.js applications and high-performance backend services built with Node.js GraphQL and REST API’s
• Lead technical decisions across the stack balancing performance maintainability scalability and developer experience
• Design and optimize APIs and service patterns that support both our product experiences and third-party integrations
• Improve database design query performance and data models to ensure efficient storage and retrieval at scale
• Drive observability and operational excellence across services through logging monitoring tracing alerting and performance analysis
• Contribute to and lead engineering-wide initiatives that improve customer experience system performance productivity and knowledge sharing
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies patterns and tooling that improve engineering efficiency and platform quality
• Define and reinforce strong testing practices across the stack in partnership with QA and engineering teams
• Mentor engineers through technical design reviews architecture discussions pair programming and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Influence multiple engineering groups through technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration not just direct ownership

What We Look For

Must-Have Skills

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong depth in modern JavaScript/TypeScript environments and experience leading large technical initiatives
• Strong experience building and evolving full-stack systems with meaningful expertise in both frontend and backend architecture
• Deep experience with Node.js GraphQL (Apollo or Relay) and RESTful services in production systems
• Strong experience with React.js and scalable frontend architecture including performance and state management considerations
• Proficiency with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL including schema design and query optimization
• Experience with event-driven systems messaging infrastructure and real-time data processing
• Experience with Docker Kubernetes and modern cloud infrastructure across AWS GCP or similar environments
• Strong understanding of CI/CD automated testing and scalable deployment practices
• Track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar through influence clarity and execution
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills with the ability to align engineers and partners across teams

Nice To Have Skils

• Experience with Python for backend services tooling or automation workflows
• Experience improving design systems or UI platform foundations in partnership with frontend teams
• Experience leading initiatives that span platformization service architecture APIs or financial/accounting systems
• Advanced degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field

Why BuildOps

• You’ll work on software that is core to how real-world businesses operate every day
• You’ll have the opportunity to influence the technical direction of a rapidly scaling platform and help shape how we build as an engineering organization
• You’ll join a collaborative high-caliber team that values technical depth ownership and continuous improvement
• You’ll be based in San Francisco as part of our hub model with a hybrid schedule for in-office collaboration and focused work from home

Compensation

• $197000 - $262000 base salary range + annual bonus

What We Do

BuildOps is the AI-native platform for commercial contractors. Built for the complexity of large-scale commercial work it replaces disconnected tools and manual workflows with a single system that runs every job from quote to close.At the center of the platform is OpsAI BuildOps' intelligence layer designed for real work in the trades. OpsAI helps dispatchers send the right tech in seconds gives field crews the context they need before they step onsite and helps offices bill clearly and stay on top of cash — all inside the workflows teams already use.Founded in 2018 by a U.S. Army veteran BuildOps exists to give mission-critical trades technology as strong and reliable as they are — so they can operate with clarity when the work is on the line. Today more than 1000 leading companies across North America trust BuildOps to power their businesses backed by Founders Fund N47 Meritech Capital and other top investors.

Why Work With Us

The idea for BuildOps was born out of the very real need felt by our founders from their own experience both in technology and in the field. We’re a widespread but tight-knit team of go-getters. We are passionate but humble. Unique but fiercely collaborative. And at the end of the day we truly love what we do.

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