Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BuildOps is building an AI-native software platform for commercial contractors that unifies service, project management, scheduling, dispatching, inventory, workflows, and financial operations. The Senior Engineering Manager will architect and optimize integration and data-platform systems, lead technical direction across teams, contribute hands-on to code, and drive reliability, scalability, testing, observability, and engineering excellence.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and maintain the integration and data platform from the ground up, using modern AI-native approaches to support expert agents across external systems and integrations
- Lead technical decisions across the stack, balancing performance, maintainability, scalability, and developer experience
- Design and optimize APIs and service patterns that support both product experiences and third-party integrations
- Improve database design, query performance, and data models to ensure efficient storage and retrieval at scale
- Drive observability and operational excellence across services through logging, monitoring, tracing, alerting, and performance analysis
- Contribute to and lead engineering-wide initiatives that improve customer experience, system performance, productivity, and knowledge sharing
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies, patterns, and tooling that improve engineering efficiency and platform quality
- Define and reinforce strong testing practices across the stack in partnership with QA and engineering teams
- Mentor engineers through technical design reviews, architecture discussions, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions
- Influence multiple engineering groups through technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration, not just direct ownership
Skills
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including deep experience in modern JavaScript and TypeScript environments and leading large technical initiatives
- Experience with workflows and data platforms, with strong instincts around data integrity, reconciliation, system quality, resilience, and reliability
- Deep experience with Node.js, GraphQL, RESTful services, PostgreSQL, and Temporal in production systems
- Strong proficiency with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including schema design and query optimization
- Experience with event-driven systems, messaging infrastructure, and real-time data processing
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, or similar environments
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, and scalable deployment practices
- A track record of mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar through influence, clarity, and execution
- Excellent communication and technical writing skills, with the ability to align engineers and cross-functional partners across teams
- Experience working with large enterprise platforms, including ERP and CRM systems
- Experience leading initiatives across platformization, service architecture, APIs, or financial and accounting systems
- An advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Meaningful equity
- Generous equity grant, become an owner in our company!
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible PTO and hybrid work schedules
- One-time work-from-home allowance
- Hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, and Raleigh with hybrid work schedules and lunch provided for in-office days
- Company events and team-building activities, both in-person and virtual
- Fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic work environment
- Opportunities for growth and career advancement
- Chance to work with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions
- The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers
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