Senior Platform Engineer

Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams, providing employee scheduling, time clocks, payroll, team communication, and HR solutions for small businesses.
San Francisco, CA, USAHouston, TX, USADenver, CO, USA
DevOps
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS
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Description For Senior Platform Engineer

Homebase, the leading platform for small business team management, is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their dynamic team. With over 100,000 small businesses relying on their platform and tracking over 1 billion hours for 2.5+ million workers last year, Homebase is making a significant impact in the small business sector.

The role involves working with Product and Data engineering teams to build and maintain crucial infrastructure tools and services. As a Platform Engineer, you'll be responsible for managing Ruby services, optimizing tooling, and ensuring smooth operations across the platform. The position requires extensive experience with Ruby, infrastructure management, and cloud services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-funded company backed by prestigious investors including L Catterton Growth, Emerson Collective, and Bain Capital Ventures. The company has a strong presence across North America with offices in San Francisco, Houston, Denver, Toronto, and Monterrey.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a deep focus on infrastructure and platform engineering. You'll work in a hybrid environment, collaborating in-office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the platform that helps make small business teams unstoppable.

Homebase values diversity and inclusion, welcoming team members from all backgrounds and walks of life. They recognize that experience comes in many forms and encourage applications from candidates who might not meet 100% of the qualifications but are passionate about the role.

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Responsibilities For Senior Platform Engineer

  • Maintaining and extending the Ruby service that manages infrastructure
  • Working closely with product engineering teams to optimize tooling and practices
  • Maintaining tooling and pipelines that support product engineering teams
  • Partnering with Product and Data engineering teams on tools and abstractions

Requirements For Senior Platform Engineer

Ruby
PostgreSQL
  • 5+ years of Software Engineering experience with deep knowledge of Ruby
  • 5+ years of experience on an Infrastructure/Platform team
  • 3+ years of experience working with a cloud provider such as AWS
  • Proficiency with IaC tools such as Terraform
  • Proficiency with relational databases such as Postgres
  • Experience with best practices in handling integrations with 3rd party vendors
  • Ability to compare technical approaches and share findings with stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of Git, GitHub, and development using pull requests
  • Experience with Service Oriented Architectures
  • Ability to collaborate in the office weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Benefits For Senior Platform Engineer

  • Diverse and inclusive workplace

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