Backend Software Engineer
About the job
- At least 5 years of software engineering experience, including a track record of shipping and operating production systems.
- Full-stack proficiency in Node.js, Python, and SQL to customize outputs, build integrations, and automate exports across the stack.
- Hands-on API experience designing, exposing, and documenting APIs, mapping data to a client's schema, and working with legacy or non-REST systems.
- Ability to work directly with client engineers and non-technical estimating staff through email, calls, and Microsoft Teams.
- Ability to define quality metrics, track accuracy trends across iterations, and make progress quantifiable and defensible.
- Ability to own technical delivery for multiple accounts and navigate ambiguity, shifting requirements, and staggered timelines.
- B2+ English proficiency for effective communication and documentation with US clients.
- Own end-to-end technical delivery for 2–3 enterprise accounts, from pilot success criteria through production rollout and ongoing support.
- Customize estimates, takeoff drawings, and summary reports to each client's templates, naming conventions, units, material preferences, and branding.
- Establish and automate intake and delivery workflows, including file transfer, custom CSV exports, and API payloads, into and out of client systems.
- Expose and document Handoff's API for client use, and build SKU matching that maps estimate line items to a supplier's catalog while maintaining mappings as catalogs evolve.
- Assess each client's technology stack, including POS/ERP systems such as Oracle; recommend a realistic integration path and assist with connections to legacy systems while accurately scoping feasibility.
- Lead weekly calibration reviews with the client's estimating team, incorporate correction notes, and improve accuracy against agreed error-rate targets.
- Meet delivery SLAs and provide first-line technical support and maintenance throughout the engagement.
- Document account-specific configurations, assumptions, and preferences to support continuity and clean handover.
- Exposure to LLM/AI applications.
- Familiarity with residential construction, including framing, foundation, roofing, siding, and interior scope, and with estimating workflows.
About the company
Handoff delivers AI-powered construction cost estimates and back-office tools for residential contractors, remodelers, and handymen. Users describe a project by text or by uploading photos and floor plans, and the AI generates a detailed cost estimate using 1build’s real-time database of prices for millions of materials, labor, and equipment across every US county, with data partnerships from Home Depot and Lowe’s. It differentiates itself with deep, real-time pricing data plus an integrated suite for AI-generated proposals, CRM, invoicing, digital payments, and change orders, all built on a services-first approach that turned thousands of manual estimates into automated workflows. Its goal is to help contractors price jobs accurately, win more work, and reduce paperwork by offering a subscription, including a free trial.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$5.9M
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- H1 is live for Scale Plan and API customers, monetizing breakthrough takeoff automation.
- Handoff ranked first in estimating software on G2 and serves tens of thousands of contractors.
- Handoff’s September 2026 app pricing and free trial lower adoption friction for small contractors.
What critics are saying
- Procore’s July 2026 DroneDeploy deal brings massive vision data into one competing stack.
- Handoff’s benchmark edge can vanish if rivals fine-tune on the public TakeoffBench.
- Handoff serves residential remodelers; Procore and Autodesk can bundle adjacent workflows faster.
What makes Handoff unique
- Handoff’s H1 scored 81.6% on blueprint takeoffs, beating eight major AI models.
- Nemetschek invested on June 11, 2025, validating Handoff’s contractor workflow platform.
- Handoff bundles estimating, CRM, invoicing, scheduling, and payments for residential contractors.
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Benefits
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Remote Work Options
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Dependent Care FSA (DC FSA)
- Relocation Allowance