Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Summary

Join Thumbtack's Hire team and build a next-generation booking platform for customers and professionals. This full-stack engineering role focuses on improving in-app messaging, pro toolings, and lead/booking management, integrating GenAI into the product. You will drive engineering projects, prioritize tasks, execute new ideas, solve technical problems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, fluency in at least one major programming language (Go, PHP, or Python), and experience with relational databases. The role offers a virtual-first work model, various benefits, and competitive salary based on location.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of industry experience in engineering
• Fluent in at least one major programming language and able to quickly adopt the languages in our stack. In our stack we mainly use Go, Php, and Python
• Solid experience building software on top of relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL
• Write high quality, maintainable, testable code, and you enjoy doing it
• Curious, data-driven, and a critical problem solver. Break down complex problems rigorously and understand the tradeoffs necessary to deliver great, impactful products

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering projects to completion, with a tenacious focus on the business impact of those projects. Skilled at prioritizing tasks to deliver on goals with a sense of urgency
• Execute new ideas quickly and effectively on the backend while also being a resource to other teams and engineers
• Willing, when necessary, to solve tough technical problems at any level of the stack, and be persistent in getting to the solution
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams such as Product and Design to plan and execute on engineering projects
• Work on large projects and lead small teams of engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using AWS and/or GCP and its suite of technologies such as DynamoDB
• Familiarity with LLM, GenAI, and implementing such systems in-product
• Familiarity with building APIs for full fledged products

Benefits

• Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
• 20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
• Library (optional use collaboration & connection hub) in San Francisco
• WiFi reimbursements
• Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being