BuildOps
Staff Software Engineer
$197K–$262K
San Francisco, CA +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jan 8, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, California, United States
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience.
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Architects and builds BuildOps’ full-stack platform for commercial contractors, while setting technical direction, improving reliability and performance, and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Architect, build, and optimize frontend applications, backend services, APIs, and database systems.
- Lead technical decisions and initiatives, observability, performance, and testing practices across the stack.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate with QA, product, customers, partners, and other leaders.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong focus on full-stack development in modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Deep expertise in React.js and state management; strong Node.js experience designing and maintaining GraphQL APIs and RESTful services.
- Proficiency with SQL databases and experience optimizing frontend and backend performance.
- Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging systems, containerization and cloud infrastructure; track record mentoring engineers; strong communication and technical writing skills.
Nice to have
- Prior knowledge of Python or ability to learn it quickly.
- Experience with CI/CD environments.
Pay
$197,000 - $262,000 USD base salary range
Tools
JavaScript/TypeScript, React.js, Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Docker
AI focus
The posting describes BuildOps’ AI-driven contractor tools, but does not specify AI work for this role.
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