BuildOps

SaaS

StaffSoftwareEngineer

$197–262k San Francisco, California, United States
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The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer at BuildOps. Skills: full-stack platform architecture, Node.js backend services, React.js frontend applications, GraphQL and REST API development, SQL database optimization, Cloud infrastructure management (AWS/GCP), Docker and Kubernetes deployment, Mentoring and technical leadership. Architect, build, and maintain our full-stack platform. Lead technical decisions across the stack”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable software; improve customer experience, system performance, productivity, and knowledge sharing; raise the technical bar

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

systems thinking; translate long-term technical strategy into practical execution; balancing performance, maintainability, scalability, and developer experience

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of software engineering experience, depth in modern JavaScript/TypeScript environments, experience leading large technical initiatives, experience building and evolving full-stack systems, meaningful expertise in both frontend and backend architecture, Deep experience with Node.js, GraphQL (Apollo or Relay), and RESTful services in production systems, 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, 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

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 platformization, service architecture, APIs, or financial/accounting systems, Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

What You'll Do.

and maintain our full-stack platform

Lead technical decisions across the stack

Design and optimize APIs and service patterns

Improve database design

Drive observability and operational excellence across services

Contribute to and lead engineering-wide initiatives

Evaluate and introduce new technologies

Define and reinforce testing practices across the stack

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partner closely with product, design, data, QA, and engineering leadership; Influence multiple engineering groups through technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration; align engineers and partners across teams

Communication Scope

Excellent communication and technical writing skills

Process & Methodology

lead major technical initiatives, translate long-term technical strategy into practical execution

Full Job Description

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 Cont

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