At BuildOps, we’re building software purpose-built for commercial contractors. From service to projects, we help our customers run the workflows that keep buildings, businesses, and critical infrastructure operating.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale the product experiences and systems behind that mission. In this role, you’ll work across frontend applications, backend services, APIs, and integrations that power high-impact workflows for our customers. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Design to solve complex problems, improve reliability and usability, and deliver software that creates real customer and business impact.
This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys owning meaningful technical problems end to end, navigating ambiguity with sound judgment, and helping raise the bar for engineering quality across the team. You should be energized by building in a fast-moving environment, mentoring others, and using AI as a practical force multiplier in your day-to-day work.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain high-quality product features and systems across frontend and backend applications
- Own projects through the full lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through rollout, monitoring, and long-term maintenance
- Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans and well-scoped milestones
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with a strong bias toward simplicity, reliability, and long-term extensibility
- Build user-facing experiences and supporting APIs that work well across client, service, and data boundaries
- Design systems with observability and reliability in mind, including metrics, dashboards, alerting, and health checks that help the team detect and resolve issues quickly
- Improve the performance, scalability, and resilience of the products and systems your team owns
- Proactively identify technical risks, cross-team dependencies, and sources of toil before they become execution bottlenecks
- Contribute to design reviews, technical discussions, and architecture decisions with clear thinking and sound judgment
- Mentor less-experienced engineers through code review, technical guidance, and example-setting
- Help strengthen engineering culture by sharing knowledge, improving standards, and contributing to a collaborative, high-accountability environment
- Leverage AI tools thoughtfully across development, debugging, documentation, and workflow acceleration while maintaining strong engineering judgment
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building product features across frontend and backend systems
- Experience building reliable APIs, services, and user-facing applications in a modern production environment
- Strong software design instincts, including how to decompose complex business problems into maintainable technical solutions
- Solid understanding of databases, data modeling, and tradeoffs across relational databases
- Experience working with modern web application patterns and building polished customer-facing product experiences
- Experience owning projects with meaningful ambiguity and making good technical decisions with incomplete information
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and drive alignment with stakeholders beyond your immediate team
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and simplify systems over time
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially in design docs, technical tradeoff discussions, and stakeholder updates
- A track record of mentoring teammates and helping raise the quality bar on engineering teams
- A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability for both shipping and operating software successfully
- Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities evolve and strong judgment matters
- Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering throughput, learning speed, and quality of execution
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field from a top university
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule with work from home on Monday and Friday and in-office collaboration Tuesday through Thursday
Nice To Have
- Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or other modern application stacks
- Experience with React or similar frontend frameworks
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Docker, or infrastructure-as-code tooling
- Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, or other event-driven and high-throughput systems
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
- Experience building integrations, internal platform capabilities, or data pipelines
- Experience in SaaS, vertical software, or systems that support operational workflows
- Experience using Claude Code or similar AI coding agents in day-to-day development workflows
Why BuildOps
- Build software for an industry that keeps the real world running
- Solve meaningful technical problems with clear customer and business impact
- Work across product, design, and engineering to shape experiences used every day by commercial contractors
- Join a team that values ownership, speed, quality, and thoughtful collaboration
- Help shape systems, engineering practices, and team culture as BuildOps continues to scale
- Be part of a company investing in AI-native ways of working across the business and engineering organization
Compensation:
- $148,000 - $197,000 base salary range + annual bonus + stock options
- 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.
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