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Homebase·Toronto, Canada·onsite

Staff Engineer, Core Platform (Hybrid)

Posted 4 days ago
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About the role

What you'll do

  • Serve as a technical leader bridging Identity & Notifications and Billing & Businesses teams to ensure architectural coherence.
  • Lead design and implementation of service-oriented (SOA) and event-driven (EDA) architectural patterns.
  • Mentor engineers to improve their design, debugging, and systems thinking skills across multiple teams.
  • Collaborate with engineering managers and product managers to scope projects and drive scalable, reliable solutions.
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance code quality, design exploration, and delivery velocity.

What you should know

  • This role offers a chance to influence architectural direction in a mature platform with legacy Rails systems transitioning to modern patterns.
  • Applicants should be prepared to work in a collaborative, mentorship-driven environment with cross-team responsibilities.
  • The company provides paid AI tools and encourages AI fluency, reflecting a modern, tech-forward work culture.
  • Expect a hybrid work schedule with in-office collaboration on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to foster team connection.
  • Homebase values diversity and inclusion, encouraging candidates with varied backgrounds to apply even if they don’t meet all qualifications.

About the company

  • Homebase is a fast-moving, customer-obsessed company focused on helping small businesses thrive with an all-in-one hourly workforce app.
  • The company values empathy, urgency, and teamwork, encouraging employees to raise the bar and celebrate wins together.
  • Homebase supports over 150,000 small businesses and tracks over a billion hours for 2 million+ workers, indicating significant scale and impact.
  • They foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, emphasizing moving fast and learning fast.
  • Homebase offers a hybrid work environment with a focus on collaboration, including required in-office days and flexible work options.

Key required skills

RubyRuby on RailsSOA - architectureEDA - architectureDistributed systems

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