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At BuildOps we’re building a groundbreaking software solution purpose-built to support today’s commercial contractors. From helping our customers to manage their service all the way to project management we’re breaking the mold and building a team that invests in our mission statement. We love driven self-motivated folks that thrive in fast-paced environments. Could you be our next hire?
As a Staff Software Engineer your primary focus will be to architect build and optimize our industry-leading platform across the entire stack from scalable frontend applications to high-performance backend services. We are looking for a motivated self-starter who can drive technical excellence mentor engineers and influence best practices in a distributed team environment. Your role will be pivotal in delivering high-quality scalable and reliable software that powers the commercial contracting industry.
What You’ll Do:
- Architect build and maintain our full-stack platform including scalable frontend applications (React.js) and high-performance backend services (Node.js GraphQL REST APIs).
- Lead technical decisions across the stack ensuring high performance maintainability and best practices for both frontend and backend development.
- Design develop and optimize APIs to power our frontend applications and third-party integrations.
- Improve database design and query optimization ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval.
- Enhance and optimize our design system and UI components using Material-UI ensuring a seamless and consistent user experience.
- Own full-stack observability implementing logging monitoring and performance analysis tools to improve reliability across frontend and backend services.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies that drive innovation and efficiency across the stack.
- Work in tandem with the QA engineering team to ship high-precision well-tested software.
- Define and enforce testing strategies across both frontend and backend using tools such as Jest and React Testing Library.
- Mentor and guide other engineers conducting technical design reviews pair programming and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Lead technical initiatives that impact multiple teams ensuring alignment with company goals and technical vision.
- Communicate effectively with engineers product managers customers partners and other leaders.
What We Look For:
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on full-stack development in modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Deep expertise in React.js and state management with experience in building and maintaining scalable frontend architectures.
- Strong backend development experience with Node.js designing and maintaining GraphQL APIs (Apollo Relay) and RESTful services.
- Proficiency in database technologies (SQL) including PostgreSQL MySQLor similar.
- Experience with frontend and backend performance optimization including database indexing caching and frontend rendering strategies.
- Strong experience with event-driven architecture messaging systems (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ) and real-time data processing.
- Experience with containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (AWS GCP or Azure).
- Prior knowledge or ability to quickly learn Python for backend development is a plus.
- Experience working in CI/CD environments ensuring smooth and automated deployments across the stack.
- Track record of mentoring and coaching engineers fostering a culture of growth and continuous learning.
- Strong communication and technical writing skills for documentation and cross-functional collaboration.
- B.S. M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule - Monday/Friday WFH Tuesday - Thursday in office
Compensation
- $197000 - $262000 base salary range + annual bonus + meaningful equity
- 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
- The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers
We welcome applicants from across the U.S. where we are registered to do business and able to support employment. Currently this excludes the following states: Alaska Hawaii Kentucky Mississippi Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota West Virginia and Wyoming. This list is based solely on operational and compliance considerations and is reviewed from time to time as our footprint grows.
About BuildOpsJoin BuildOps the largest commercial trade platform in the country as we transform the multi-billion dollar commercial contracting industry!
We’re not just talking incremental improvements—we’re talking a full-scale revolution empowering the hardworking heroes who build and maintain the infrastructure that keeps our world running. See why contractors choose Buildops here.
This is your chance to be part of a rocketship. We’re fresh off a $1 billion valuation and a $127M Series C funding round (part of over $275M raised to date) led by industry-leading investors like Meritech Capital BOND and SE Ventures backed by Schneider Electric (Reuters TechCrunch LA Business Journal) . Our latest investors join our team of industry heavyweights like Next47 former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo former Salesforce President Gavin Patterson and Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols. Their investment is fueling our aggressive growth and our commitment to equipping contractors with AI-driven tools to conquer chaos boost efficiency skyrocket profitability and ultimately deliver exceptional service.
At BuildOps we’re changing the game and doing the best work of our careers. You’ll be a key player in a company that’s truly making a difference for the backbone of our economy. If you’re ready to tackle big challenges work with a passionate team and build something extraordinary BuildOps is the place for you. 🚀
BuildOps is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin age disability genetic information veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local law.
BuildOps will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act pursuant to applicable local and state laws.
BuildOps recruiters will only contact candidates through official channels and will never ask for payment banking details or sensitive personal information during the interview process. Verify all openings at https://buildops.com/careers. Report suspicious outreach to reportfraud.ftc.gov and [email protected]. We review every report but may not be able to respond individually. BuildOps is not responsible for losses from fraudulent postings.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering
- Full-stack development with modern JavaScript/TypeScript
- Deep expertise in React.js and state management
- Backend development with Node.js and designing/maintaining GraphQL (Apollo Relay) and REST APIs
- Proficiency with SQL databases (PostgreSQL MySQL or similar)
- Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems (Kafka RabbitMQ)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (AWS GCP or Azure)
- Experience working in CI/CD environments and automated deployments
- Define and enforce testing strategies using Jest and React Testing Library
- Frontend and backend performance optimization including indexing caching and rendering strategies
- Ownership of observability: logging monitoring and performance analysis
- Track record mentoring and coaching engineers; leading technical design reviews and initiatives
- B.S. M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering or related field
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule (Tue-Thu in office)
- Prior knowledge or ability to quickly learn Python for backend development
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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