Senior Software Engineer

About this role

<p class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">At BuildOps, we’re building software purpose-built for commercial contractors. From service to projects, we help our customers run the workflows that keep buildings, businesses, and critical infrastructure operating.</p> <p class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and scale the product experiences and systems behind that mission. In this role, you’ll work across frontend applications, backend services, APIs, and integrations that power high-impact workflows for our customers. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Design to solve complex problems, improve reliability and usability, and deliver software that creates real customer and business impact.</p> <p class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys owning meaningful technical problems end to end, navigating ambiguity with sound judgment, and helping raise the bar for engineering quality across the team. You should be energized by building in a fast-moving environment, mentoring others, and using AI as a practical force multiplier in your day-to-day work.</p> <p class="wnfdntg _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u"><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Design, build, and maintain high-quality product features and systems across frontend and backend applications</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Own projects through the full lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through rollout, monitoring, and long-term maintenance</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans and well-scoped milestones</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with a strong bias toward simplicity, reliability, and long-term extensibility</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Build user-facing experiences and supporting APIs that work well across client, service, and data boundaries</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Design systems with observability and reliability in mind, including metrics, dashboards, alerting, and health checks that help the team detect and resolve issues quickly</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Improve the performance, scalability, and resilience of the products and systems your team owns</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Proactively identify technical risks, cross-team dependencies, and sources of toil before they become execution bottlenecks</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Contribute to design reviews, technical discussions, and architecture decisions with clear thinking and sound judgment</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Mentor less-experienced engineers through code review, technical guidance, and example-setting</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Help strengthen engineering culture by sharing knowledge, improving standards, and contributing to a collaborative, high-accountability environment</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Leverage AI tools thoughtfully across development, debugging, documentation, and workflow acceleration while maintaining strong engineering judgment</li> </ul> <p class="wnfdntg _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u"><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></p> <ul> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">5+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building product features across frontend and backend systems</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience building reliable APIs, services, and user-facing applications in a modern production environment</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Strong software design instincts, including how to decompose complex business problems into maintainable technical solutions</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Solid understanding of databases, data modeling, and tradeoffs across relational databases</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience working with modern web application patterns and building polished customer-facing product experiences</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience owning projects with meaningful ambiguity and making good technical decisions with incomplete information</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and drive alignment with stakeholders beyond your immediate team</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and simplify systems over time</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially in design docs, technical tradeoff discussions, and stakeholder updates</li> <li class="wnfdnts _1ibi0s3f5…