Senior/Staff Software Engineer

About Us:

Homebound is on a mission to make it possible for anyone, anywhere, to build a home using technology. Created by an experienced team of construction, real estate, design, and technology experts, Homebound is transforming the residential construction industry by improving the costly and inefficient process of building a home. 

We’ve created an entirely new way to build homes with technology powering every stage from start to finish to provide a seamless experience for our customers. Homeowners across the country can choose where they want to live, select a home plan that’s perfect for them, then personalize and buy it, all online. Homebound has raised $150M in capital from leading venture capitalists like Google, Khosla, Thrive Ventures, and we’re scaling quickly in places like Texas, Colorado and Florida. Come build your future with us.

We're hiring Senior and Staff Software Engineers to help build the platform that is modernizing homebuilding. This role spans the full stack. You might lean backend, frontend, or work across both. What matters is that you ship high-quality software, think critically about product and architecture, and use AI tools as a core part of how you work.

We're a remote-first team. You'll work from wherever you do your best work, with regular offsites to get together in person. You'll own entire product surfaces, make real technical decisions, and see your work used daily by our construction and operation teams. You'll work directly with engineering leadership, product, and design to take features from concept to production.

This opening spans multiple levels (Senior through Staff). We'll calibrate based on your experience, impact, and how you show up during the process.

• Design, build, and deliver features across the platform. That means internal tools that power construction operations and customer-facing experiences for homeowners. You own the full lifecycle from technical design through deployment and monitoring.

• Write and deploy high-quality, production-grade code daily.

• Work with product to translate messy, real-world processes into clean, reliable software.

• Raise the bar across engineering. Review designs, mentor peers, improve developer experience, and help other engineers work through complex problems.

• Contribute to architecture decisions, API contracts, and data models that shape how our systems scale and evolve.

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience (10+ for Staff). Track record of shipping products that land real world impact.

• Built and delivered full-stack features across modern web technologies. Our stack includes TypeScript, Node, React, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS. We care more about your ability to learn and build than checking every box.

• Actively using AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) in your daily workflow. You can explain how they change the way you approach problems.

• Demonstrated leadership and ownership. Mentoring teams, influencing technical direction, and being the person people depend on.

• Designed systems that balance quick iterations with long-term reliability and maintainability.

• Partnered with product, design, and non-technical stakeholders to define requirements, make tradeoffs, and deliver outcomes. Not just code.

• You take ownership and seek autonomy over your work and outcomes.

• You're excited to learn and grow as part of a small, nimble, high-impact team.

• You are self-directed. Comfortable prioritizing your own work with minimal oversight.

• You communicate clearly and proactively. Especially in writing.

• You're humble, good-natured, and bring positive energy to your team.

• You're pragmatic, not dogmatic. You pick the right tool for the job.

• You care about the end user experience, not just the code.

Senior Software Engineer (L4): You own features end-to-end, contribute to technical design, and are a reliable, high-output member of the team. You mentor peers and drive quality within your area.

Staff Software Engineer (L5): You set technical direction for your domain, lead cross-functional initiatives, and make the people around you better. You influence architecture, process, and culture across engineering.

Compensation will be calibrated to level based on experience, skills, and impact throughout the interview process.

Our Commitment:

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply. To apply, please submit an application with your resume on the Career’s page.

Homebound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Homebound considers all qualified applicants in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Our Compensation Philosophy:

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Please note that the salary range displayed on each job posting may vary by state. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter will share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that each job posting includes a general description of any other compensation offered for the position in addition to the salary range displayed on the job posting. You can find information about our benefits here.