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Senior Software Engineer

BuildOps
Location
San Francisco, CA
Posted
18 days ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$168,000 - $224,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 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
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
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer at BuildOps, you will design, build, and maintain high-quality product features and systems across both frontend and backend applications. Your role involves owning projects from inception to rollout, collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, and improving the reliability and performance of the software. You will also mentor junior engineers and leverage AI tools to enhance development processes.

Benefits
  • $168,000 - $224,000 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
Things to weigh
  • No specific technologies or frameworks are mandated, but familiarity with modern stacks is preferred.
  • The role requires navigating ambiguity, which may be challenging for some candidates.
  • The company is in a fast-paced startup environment, which may not suit everyone.
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