Full-Time

Fullstack Growth Engineer 2

Homebase

Homebase

1,001-5,000 employees

Workforce management platform for hourly workers

Compensation Overview

CA$108k - CA$128k/yr

+ Stock options

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Hybrid role; in-office required Tue and Wed in Toronto.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
React.js
Ruby
TypeScript
REST APIs
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • 2–5 years of software engineering experience building customer-facing web applications
  • Strong professional experience building backend systems and customer-facing applications with Ruby on Rails
  • Working knowledge of React, TypeScript, and modern frontend development practices
  • Ability to contribute effectively across the stack while maintaining a backend-first focus
  • Strong product sense and ability to evaluate tradeoffs through both customer and business lenses
  • Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve engineering workflows and productivity
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Data teams
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity
  • Ability to collaborate in person at the Toronto hub on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain backend services, APIs, application logic, and data models in Ruby on Rails
  • Own and deliver growth initiatives from concept through launch and iteration
  • Build customer-facing product experiences across the Homebase platform
  • Contribute to React and TypeScript applications where needed to deliver end-to-end solutions
  • Design, build, and evaluate experiments that improve activation, engagement, retention, and monetization
  • Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities
  • Leverage analytics and experimentation data to inform product decisions
  • Implement and improve experimentation frameworks, analytics instrumentation, and growth tooling
  • Use AI tools and automation to improve engineering velocity and team effectiveness
  • Drive technical quality through testing, code reviews, operational excellence, and thoughtful architecture
  • Mentor junior engineers through collaboration, feedback, and example
  • Balance speed and quality while maintaining strong customer outcomes
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working in a product-led growth environment
  • Experience with experimentation platforms and A/B testing frameworks
  • Experience with feature flagging systems
  • Experience using analytics tools to evaluate product outcomes
  • Experience building internal tooling that improves product velocity or experimentation workflows
  • AI-first expectations: Use AI tools to accelerate development, measure and improve effectiveness, identify opportunities to automate repetitive work
  • Share best practices and help teammates improve their use of AI tooling
  • Contribute to a culture of experimentation and continuous learning

Homebase provides a digital workforce management platform for businesses with hourly workers. It combines time tracking, employee scheduling, payroll processing, and built-in messaging to help managers run their teams more efficiently. Time tracking turns any device into a time clock to record hours, breaks, and overtime, reducing paperwork. Scheduling lets managers plan and adjust shifts online and share the plan with the team instantly. Payroll automatically calculates pay, makes direct deposits, and handles payroll taxes. The built-in messaging keeps managers and team members connected, even when they’re not on site. The service is mainly used by small businesses with hourly workers and is priced as a software-and-services offering. The goal is to simplify and streamline day-to-day operations for hourly workforces by providing an all-in-one tool to manage time, schedules, pay, and communication in one place.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$189M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Raised $60M Series D led by L Catterton Growth for expansion.
  • Enhanced Lightspeed integration boosts omnichannel merchant experiences.
  • Doubled Canadian workforce by 104% with Toronto office in 2023.

What critics are saying

  • POS competitors like Lightspeed bundle workforce tools, eroding standalone value.
  • Payroll tax filing errors trigger IRS fines and class-action suits.
  • Free tier cannibalizes paid upgrades, capping ARPU indefinitely.

What makes Homebase unique

  • Homebase targets hourly workers in SMBs unlike desk-focused HR tools.
  • Integrates scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and messaging seamlessly.
  • Offers free core plan with POS integrations like Square and Shopify.

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Benefits

Stock options

Comprehensive insurance plans

401(k) with 4% company match

Remote, hybrid, and in-office work options

Top-of-the-line equipment and home office

Annual holidays and accrued PTO

Fun company activities

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

3%
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