Staff Software Engineer I (back-end)

Housecall Pro is a rapidly growing company dedicated to empowering home service professionals through innovative software solutions. As a Staff Software Engineer I, you will serve as a technical leader, driving the architecture and development of high-impact systems while mentoring team members and shaping our engineering culture.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, high-quality software solutions that address complex business and technical requirements.
• Lead technical architecture and design decisions for high-impact initiatives across multiple systems.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define technical requirements and implementation approaches.
• Conduct code and design reviews while providing actionable technical guidance to engineering peers.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability through systematic problem solving.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience using modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, scalability, and reliability principles.
• Proven experience developing web applications and working with REST APIs.
• Proficiency with version control systems, CI/CD practices, and collaborative development workflows.
• Ability to independently develop informed technical perspectives on complex and ambiguous systems.

What we offer

• Paid holidays and flexible, take-it-as-you-need-it scheduled time off.
• A MacBook set up and a stipend to design your ideal remote workspace.
• Equity in a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier VCs.
• Support for learning our primary technology stack, Ruby, through mentoring or paid courses.