Staff Software Engineer

BuildOps•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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 Haves

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

Responsibilities

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

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
The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers