Principal Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)
Core
Senior technical leader driving architecture and strategy for Homebase's critical product domains (Payroll, Scheduling, Time Tracking, HRM) to support 100K+ SMBs.
Role type
Principal Engineer, Core Product
Builds
Resilient, scalable, and trustworthy product capabilities across Payroll, Scheduling, Time Tracking, and HRM domains
Domain
SaaS / Workforce Management / Payroll
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Ruby/Rails, Domain-driven design, API strategy, Service architecture (SOA), Event-driven architecture, Technical leadership, AI fluency, Cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Payroll or workforce management domain expertise, Mentoring senior/staff engineers, High-velocity environment experience
Technologies
Ruby, Rails, AI tools
Responsibilities
Drive technical vision and architecture across Core Product domains; Champion and deliver API strategy; Lead decomposition of systems into well-bounded services; Identify and resolve cross-cutting technical challenges; Support Engineering culture and mentor senior/staff engineers; Partner with Product, Data, Design, and Engineering leadership to shape roadmaps; Experiment with and deploy AI capabilities to accelerate engineering workflows
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
