Senior Software Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)

Homebase, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

TFSA/RRSP 4% match

Comprehensive health coverage (medical

Dental and vision

Paid time off

AI tools access

Parental leave top-up

Work From Anywhere Month

In-office Tue/Wed policy

Job summary

Homebase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Core Product team in a hybrid Toronto role. You will build scheduling, HR management, and payroll features, shipping end-to-end with a focus on reliability and scalability.

You will lead projects, collaborate with Product, Design, and Data, and apply AI-driven improvements to workflows and code quality. The role emphasizes mentorship and ongoing impact across the team.

Qualifications

• Shipping production software that customers depend on.
• Strong background in Ruby on Rails.
• Clean design with solid tests and thoughtful trade-offs.
• Comfort in a high-velocity environment with fast shipping and iteration.
• Clear communicator with Product, Design, and Data.
• Experience with payroll, scheduling, or workforce management is a plus.
• Active AI fluency: using AI tools daily to improve work and show impact.
• Leads end-to-end components or services.
• Owns estimation, execution, and iterative improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ship end to end: design, build, launch features across Scheduling, HRM, and Payroll.
• Build it right: deliver reliable, testable, maintainable code.
• Connect the domains: fix seams between Scheduling, Time Tracking, HRM, Payroll.
• Be Customer Obsessed: focus on small business owners and fix issues.
• Build AI-first: use AI tools daily across design, code, tests, reviews.
• Raise the bar: provide strong code reviews and mentorship.
• Partner closely: work with PMs, Designers, Data.
• Your scope: lead implementation and mentor juniors.

Skills

Strong software engineering

Excellent communication

AI fluency

Customer focus

Team collaboration

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)

Location

Toronto

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Compensation

• Toronto (P3) Toronto (P3) CA$130K – CA$160K • Offers Equity
• Toronto (P4) Toronto (P4) CA$175K – CA$200K • Offers Equity

Our Compensation Philosophy

We believe compensation should be fair, transparent, and reflective of impact. At Homebase, compensation is based on role level, skills, and performance. During the interview process, we evaluate experience, scope, and impact to determine the appropriate level for the role, which maps to a defined salary range. Posted ranges reflect the expected starting range for the role, and offers are made within that range, with flexibility based on experience, market context, and leveling. As impact grows, so does compensation over time.

At Homebase, you’ll join a team that’s bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive. We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact. Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team.

We’re not just building an app—we’re building unstoppable teams. So what do you say, are you in?

Your Impact Starts Here

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.

These are the key ways you’ll contribute and create impact in this role:

• Ship end to end: Design, build, and launch features across Scheduling, HRM, and Payroll, and stay with them in production
• Build it right: Deliver reliable, testable, maintainable code where accuracy matters, from hours worked to dollars paid
• Connect the domains: Solve problems where Scheduling, Time Tracking, HRM, and Payroll meet, and make those seams invisible to customers
• Be Customer Obsessed: Stay close to the small business owners and workers who use what you build, and fix what hurts them first
• Build AI-first: Use AI and agentic tools daily across design, code, tests, and reviews, and share the workflows that work
• Raise the bar: Give sharp code reviews, advance Homebase engineering standards, and mentor the engineers around you
• Partner closely: Work with PMs, Designers, and Data to shape what we build and how fast we learn
• Your scope: Lead the implementation of components and services, own estimates and delivery, and bring junior engineers along

The Foundation for Success

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a record of shipping production software that customers depend on
• Ideal candidate brings a strong background in Ruby on Rails
• Craft you can show: clean design, solid tests, and thoughtful trade‑offs
• Comfort working in a high‑velocity environment where shipping fast and iterating matters
• Clear communicator who works well with Product, Design, and Data
• Experience with payroll, scheduling, workforce management, or similarly complex business domains is a plus
• Active AI fluency: you use AI tools daily to improve your own work and can show the impact
• Leads implementation of components or services and delivers projects end to end
• Owns estimation, execution, and iterative improvement

AI Fluency Expectations

• Retool your own workflows with AI to raise velocity and quality, and measure the impact
• Share the AI workflows that work with your team and help others try them element closing properly. We'll correct. Sorry replication.
• Know when AI creates real leverage and when it adds noise, and keep human judgment on every change you ship

The Homie Way

• Be Customer Obsessed – Solve problems with empathy and creativity.
• Move Fast, Learn Fast – Experiment, take action, and grow every day.
• Own Your Impact – Think big, focus on what matters, and make decisions you stand behind.
• Master Your Craft – Excellence fuels impact—show up, step up, and make your mark.
• Win Together – Put goals over roles, lead with trust, and connect to our mission and each other.

What We Offer

• Ownership & Savings: Stock options + TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• Paid Time Off: Flexible PTO + company holidays + designated focus periods
• AI access, for real: We invest in builders and believe that curiosity shouldn't have a paywall. That means you'll have access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions, so you can build, experiment, and level up your craft.
• Family Support: Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support offered (after 6 months of service)
• Work Your Way: Work From Anywhere Month + meeting‑free weeks yearly
• Workspace Perks: Meals provided, team offsites, and Customer Days
• Our Hybrid Rhythm: We believe collaboration drives impact. That’s why Tuesdays and Wednesdays are our required in‑office days—a time to move faster as a team, build deeper connections, make better decisions, and build together.

What to Expect During the Interview Process

Meet the Talent Acquisition team, Mavel W.

Belonging 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, we encourage you to apply!

Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams—built to simplify the day‑to‑day and superpower local businesses. With tools for scheduling, time clocks, payroll, communication, HR, and more, we help teams stay connected and in control. Today, over 150,000 small (but mighty) businesses rely on us to make work radically easier. Together, we’ve tracked over a billion hours for 2M+ workers—and we’re just getting started.

At Homebase, we celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all candidates and do not discriminate based on any legally protected status. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know—we’re committed to ensuring fair and equitable access for all.