Senior Software Engineer (Core Product)

Homebase; Canada; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Paid parental leave

Generous paid time off

Work from Anywhere Month

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching program

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Snacks + lunch on us at hub offices

MasterClass at Work for ongoing学习

Job summary

Homebase is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Core Product team. You will design, build, and maintain features across Scheduling, HRM, and Payroll, shipping reliable production code with a focus on accuracy and end-to-end delivery.

You will lead projects, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with Product, Design, and Data to accelerate learning and impact. The role emphasizes AI-driven workflows, sharp code reviews, and ownership of estimates and delivery in a fast-moving

Qualifications

• Experience shipping production software customers depend on.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Owns estimation, execution, and iterative improvement.
• Know when AI creates leverage and when it adds noise, keep human judgment.
• Mentor junior engineers and share workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of components and services, own estimates and delivery.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with PMs, Designers, and Data.
• Design, build, and launch features across Scheduling, HRM, and Payroll.
• Deliver reliable, testable code with accuracy from hours worked to dollars paid.

Skills

Payroll domain

Scheduling

HRM

Ruby on Rails

AI fluency

Code reviews

Estimation & delivery

Mentoring

Tools

Rails

Job description

• As a Senior Software Engineer on the Core Product team, you'll build the products small business owners rely on every single day: Scheduling, HR Management (HRM), and Payroll. This is where a shift becomes a timecard, becomes a paycheck, and where getting it right really matters
• You ship fast, own what you ship, and make the people around you better. You'll work alongside Product, Design, and Data, and you'll build the AI-first way. As an E3, you'll lead projects end to end and grow your impact across the team
• Design, build, and launch features across Scheduling, HRM, and Payroll, and stay with them in production
• Deliver reliable, testable, maintainable code where accuracy matters, from hours worked to dollars paid
• Solve problems where Scheduling, Time Tracking, HRM, and Payroll meet, and make those seams invisible to customers
• Stay close to the small business owners and workers who use what you build, and fix what hurts them first
• Use AI and agentic tools daily across design, code, tests, and reviews, and share the workflows that work
• Give sharp code reviews, advance Homebase engineering standards, and mentor the engineers around you
• Work with PMs, Designers, and Data to shape what we build and how fast we learn
• Lead the implementation of components and services, own estimates and delivery, and bring junior engineers along

Benefits

• Stock Options
• Paid parental leave
• Generous paid time off options
• Offsites, customer days & social events
• Work from Anywhere Month
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) matching program
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Snacks + lunch on us at hub offices
• MasterClass at Work for ongoing learning
• Group health benefits coverage
• Group RRSP with employer match + TFSA
• Snacks + lunch on us at hub offices
• MasterClass at Work for ongoing learning

Experience with payroll, scheduling, workforce management, or similarly complex business domains is a plusStrong software engineering fundamentals and a record of shipping production software that customers depend onOwns estimation, execution, and iterative improvementKnow when AI creates real leverage and when it adds noise, and keep human judgment on every change you shipShare the AI workflows that work with your team and help others try themIdeal candidate brings a strong background in Ruby on RailsActive AI fluency: you use AI tools daily to improve your own work and can show the impactCraft you can show: clean design, solid tests, and thoughtful trade-offsRetool your own workflows with AI to raise velocity and quality, and measure the impactComfort working in a high-velocity environment where shipping fast and iterating mattersBelonging at Homebase - We're committed to fostering a welcoming space where every Homie can be their full self. Experience comes in many forms-so if you're excited about this role, even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications, Mentors junior engineersLeads implementation of components or services and delivers projects end to endClear communicator who works well with Product, Design, and Data