Senior Software Engineer, Homebase
CA$130-160k
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2+ days a week in office
Employee scheduling software for small businesses
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Employee scheduling software for small businesses
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$130-160k
Offers Equity
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make local business teams unstoppable.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re excited about building AI-native products that operate with speed, autonomy, and real-world impact—we want to hear from you
- 4+ years of full stack engineering experience (Ruby on Rails + React strongly preferred)
- Proven ability to design and deliver complex systems end-to-end
- Strong experience with APIs, distributed systems, and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
- Demonstrated ability to retool workflows using AI and measure impact (Mid/Senior IC expectation)
- Hands-on experience or strong curiosity with LLMs, AI agents, or automation tooling
- Strong product mindset—you build for real users, not just technical elegance
- Ability to operate with high velocity and ownership in ambiguous environments
- Actively use AI tools to improve development speed and quality
- Identify and implement opportunities for AI-driven product improvements
- Measure and communicate the impact of AI-enabled changes
- Continuously evolve workflows to leverage new AI capabilities
- Experience comes in many forms—so if you're excited about this role, even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply!
Desirable
- Experience building AI-powered or workflow automation products
- Experience in hiring, HR, or marketplace products
- Exposure to event-driven systems or microservices
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Hiring Assistant team—one of the most critical bets in Homebase’s future
- This team is reimagining hiring through AI: from candidate discovery to screening to onboarding. You’ll help build intelligent, agentic workflows that reduce friction for small business owners and help workers find better jobs, faster
- This is a high-impact role where you’ll own end-to-end systems, shape architecture, and drive AI-powered product innovation across the stack (React + Ruby on Rails)
- Help lead the design and development of scalable full stack systems using React (frontend) and Ruby on Rails (backend)
- Own complex features end-to-end—from ideation to production—focused on Hiring Assistant workflows
- Architect and evolve systems that support AI-driven hiring experiences (screening, matching, automation)
- Integrate and apply AI/LLM tools, agents, and automation frameworks to improve product capability and team velocity
- Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data to deliver fast, high-quality outcomes
- Drive technical decision-making, including system design, performance, and scalability
- Improve engineering velocity through tooling, experimentation, and AI-assisted development workflows
- Mentor other engineers and raise the bar on code quality, testing, and execution
Application process
- Meet the Talent Acquisition team, Mavel W
- Meet the Hiring Manager, Jatin B
- Participate in Technical Assessments
- Background Check + Offer Stage
- Welcome to the team, Homie 🎉
Our take
Homebase provide employees and businesses with time tracking applications, with a range of other HR functionality built in. Homebase automates the process of managing employee scheduling, and also helps companies improve internal communications.
The company contributes to the reduction of paperwork in an office by turning an array of devices into time clocks that track hours and overtime, while also providing payroll support. This makes it easier for companies to remain in sync, running a more efficient operation as a result.
Given that Homebase's customer base of small businesses is not able to pay a lot for its product, scale is the key driver in the company's future success. With over 100,000 customers already, its significant venture capital backing will ensure that the company will be able to grow (notably it's investing in Canadian talent) to provide its services on a profitable scale.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2024
$60m
SERIES D
Nov 2021
$30m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $189m
Company benefits
- Stock Options
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid time off options
- Offsites, customer days & social events
- Work from Anywhere Month
- Group health benefits coverage
- Group RRSP with employer match + TFSA
- Snacks + lunch on us at hub offices
- MasterClass at Work for ongoing learning
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John Waldmann
(Founder & CEO)BA Political Science at Stanford. Associate at Boston Consulting Group, then KKR Capstone, before founding Homebase in 2014.
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