Senior Software Engineer (Hybrid)

## About the role At Homebase, you'll join a team that's bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive. We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact. Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team. We're not just building an app—we're building unstoppable teams. So what do you say, are you in? ## 📍Your Impact Starts Here We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Hiring Assistant team—one of the most critical bets in Homebase's future. This team is reimagining hiring through AI: from candidate discovery to screening to onboarding. You'll help build intelligent, agentic workflows that reduce friction for small business owners and help workers find better jobs, faster. This is a high-impact role where you'll own end-to-end systems, shape architecture, and drive AI-powered product innovation across the stack (React + Ruby on Rails). If you're excited about building AI-native products that operate with speed, autonomy, and real-world impact—we want to hear from you. ## These are the key ways you'll contribute and create impact in this role: - Help lead the design and development of scalable full stack systems using React (frontend) and Ruby on Rails (backend) - Own complex features end-to-end—from ideation to production—focused on Hiring Assistant workflows - Architect and evolve systems that support AI-driven hiring experiences (screening, matching, automation) - Integrate and apply AI/LLM tools, agents, and automation frameworks to improve product capability and team velocity - Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data to deliver fast, high-quality outcomes - Drive technical decision-making, including system design, performance, and scalability - Improve engineering velocity through tooling, experimentation, and AI-assisted development workflows - Mentor other engineers and raise the bar on code quality, testing, and execution ## 🚀 The Foundation for Success - These are the experiences and strengths that will set you up for success in this role: - 4+ years of full stack engineering experience (Ruby on Rails + React strongly preferred) - Proven ability to design and deliver complex systems end-to-end - Strong experience with APIs, distributed systems, and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) - Demonstrated ability to retool workflows using AI and measure impact (Mid/Senior IC expectation) - Hands-on experience or strong curiosity with LLMs, AI agents, or automation tooling - Strong product mindset—you build for real users, not just technical elegance - Ability to operate with high velocity and ownership in ambiguous environments - Actively use AI tools to improve development speed and quality - Identify and implement opportunities for AI-driven product improvements - Measure and communicate the impact of AI-enabled changes - Continuously evolve workflows to leverage new AI capabilities ## Bonus points if you bring: - Experience building AI