Backend Engineer

Hi, Future Homie!

As a Homie, you’ll be part of an unstoppable team that puts customers first, embraces each day with excitement, and strives for excellence in everything you do. We’re revolutionizing the way small businesses manage their teams and grow their business. What this means for you is a shared passion for innovation and making a difference for the people we serve.

At Homebase, we value not only your technical skills but also your passion, creativity, and drive to make a difference. We want you to feel at home, surrounded by like-minded individuals working together to achieve ambitious goals.

So what do you say, will you join us on our mission to empower small businesses?

As a Homie, you are a bar raiser, which means you come with:

• 5+ years of Software Development experience 
• 3+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails and React.js preferred
• English Language Proficiency
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Formidable HTML/CSS/JavaScript and MVC software framework experience.
• Solid understanding of SQL and data modeling for scalability and performance.
• Knowledge of Git, Github, and development using pull requests.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Able to compare various languages and frameworks objectively.

As a Software Developer, you will make an impact by:

Designing, building, and implementing incredible software solutions that enhance the value of the Homebase software platform to impact the lives of our customers. You will be a part of a passionate and dynamic community eager to take innovation to the next level.  

• You’ll drive product engineering end-to-end for the web to deliver value to our customers. 
• You will contribute to the evolution of our current engineering strategy and development process. 
• You will have the opportunity to impact our software architecture by evaluating emerging and existing technologies
• You will work alone with little supervision and mentor junior software engineers

What We Offer

• Stock Options - Everyone is an Owner! 
• Competitive group health benefits  coverage for you and your eligible dependents
• Group Investments, TFSA as well as an RRSP plan which offers a 4% company match
• Employer supplemented Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plans
• Company-paid holidays and 20 days accrued PTO per year
• Continued learning and development stipend
• Paid parental leave after 1-year of service
• Top-of-the-line equipment and stipend for workspace setup
• Work from home days, Monday, Thursday, & Friday
• Meals provided at our vibrant workspaces
• Team offsites and monthly opportunities to engage with fellow Homies

What to Expect During the Interview Process:

• Meet the Talent Team
• Meet the Hiring Manager
• Participate in a Live Coding Interview 
• Participate in a System Design Interview 
• Professional Reference Checks
• Background Check + Offer Stage
• Welcome to the team, Homie💜🎉

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Homebase

At Homebase, we take pride in fostering a welcoming space where every Homie of every gender, age, orientation, culture and walk of life can be their full selves. Diverse perspectives empower us to build the best-in-class platform for small businesses and hourly shift workers. We recognize that experience comes in many forms, so if you think you’re close to what we’re looking for (even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications), we encourage you to apply!

About Us

Our mission is to make small business teams unstoppable.

Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams, with employee scheduling, time clocks, payroll, team communication, HR, and more. More than 100,000 small (but mighty) businesses rely on Homebase to make work radically easy and give their teams superpowers. As the leader in small business team management, Homebase tracked 1+ billion hours for 2.5+ million workers last year.

Homebase is based in San Francisco, Houston, Denver, and Toronto. We are backed by leading venture investors L Catterton Growth, Emerson Collective, Notable Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Bedrock Capital, and PLUS Capital.

**Interview Recording Notice:

By participating in interviews with Homebase, you consent to the use of Metaview, a recording and transcription tool, during the interview process. Please be aware that all interviews may be recorded and transcribed for the purpose of evaluating candidates and ensuring the quality of our recruitment process. If you do not consent to being recorded, please inform the Talent Team at the beginning of the call, and appropriate arrangements will be made to accommodate your preference. Your privacy is important to us, and the recorded interviews will only be used for internal evaluation and assessment of candidates.