Senior Native Engineer, Partnerships

Thumbtack; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Remote work stipend

Professional development stipend

Cell phone reimbursement

Wi-Fi reimbursement

Parental leave

Family planning benefits

Mental health coaching

Thumbtack Bucks quarterly stipend

Job summary

Thumbtack seeks a Native Engineer on the Partnerships team to bring our partnership vision to life by enhancing native apps used by homeowners and pros. You will collaborate with engineers, product, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality experiences and integrate advanced AI capabilities.

You will shape features across iOS and Android, driving end-to-end delivery while working with cross-functional partners to impact new verticals and partner integrations.

Qualifications

• Fluency with either Android or iOS development.
• Deep hands-on expertise with the modern language and UI stack on at least one platform (Kotlin + Jetpack Compose on Android, or Swift + SwiftUI on iOS).
• 6+ years of industry software experience, with significant time building consumer-facing mobile features.

Responsibilities

• Ship user-facing features end-to-end on mobile, from design handoff through release.
• Build net-new experiences and enhance existing workflows in both the customer and service professional facing Thumbtack applications.
• Work across both iOS and Android when needed, employing first class agentic tools and frontier models to accelerate delivery and make impact on platforms that aren't your primary.
• Work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to scope, build, and iterate on features.

Skills

Android development

iOS development

mobile UX/UI

Tools

Kotlin + Jetpack Compose

Swift + SwiftUI

Job description

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.

Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance, and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know projects to do, when to do them, and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.

About the Partnerships Team

We’re a startup within a startup. We incubate new products and business models to make sure Thumbtack continues to be the most innovative marketplace for homeowners and professionals to get work done. Our team is self-contained and cross functional between engineering, product, design, analytics, growth and marketing. This structure allows us to move fast and experiment with new ideas rapidly.

We want to test ideas that will drive net new, high intent Homeowners to Thumbtack with jobs to be done and we’ll also encourage the best in class Pros in the Homeservice space to build out their profiles and their businesses on our platform. We will do this by expanding where and how Thumbtack can create value by putting our experience on complementary sites/platforms, integrating into existing workflows, and leveraging third-party offerings to enhance Thumbtack engagement.

We are also responsible for maintaining and growing existing lines of business that were previously created within this group which represent a significant percentage of overall revenue.

Hear from

“Opinions from all across the organization are valued and listened to, and it’s easy and encouraged to get involved with a project you’re passionate about."

The challenge

As a Native Engineer on the Partnerships team, you'll bring our partnership vision to life by enhancing the native applications our customers and pros use every day. You'll work closely with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to execute a broad range of projects — from shaping our GenAI integration strategy, to landing integrations with major partners, to delivering high-quality experiences tailored to each partner's specific needs. You'll also have the chance to build entirely new experiences, applying Thumbtack's capabilities to new verticals and industries. To read more about the hard problems that our team is taking on, visit our engineering blog .

What you’ll do

• Ship user-facing features end-to-end on mobile, from design handoff through release.
• Build net-new experiences and enhance existing workflows in both the customer and service professional facing Thumbtack applications.
• Work across both iOS and Android when needed, employing first class agentic tools and frontier models to accelerate delivery and make impact on platforms that aren't your primary.
• Work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to scope, build, and iterate on features.

In order to be successful, you must bring

• Fluency with either Android or iOS development.
• Deep hands-on expertise with the modern language and UI stack on at least one platform (Kotlin + Jetpack Compose on Android, or Swift + SwiftUI on iOS), with the judgment to choose the right approach for a given feature..
• 6+ years of industry software experience, with significant time building consumer-facing mobile features..

Expected salary ranges

• For candidates living in San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros, the expected total cash compensation (base salary + variable pay, if applicable)rangefor the role is currently $210,800.00 - $272,800.00.
• For candidates living in Austin, TX or Washington DC metros or in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states, the expected total cash compensation (base salary + variable pay, if applicable)rangefor the role is currently $189,600.00 - $245,300.00.
• For candidates living in all other US locations, the expected total cash compensation (base salary + variable pay, if applicable)rangefor the role is currently $179,400.00 - $232,100.00.

Supporting you at work and beyond

In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:

Paid time off

Recharge with PTO, in addition to 20 company-wide holidays each year, including a week-long end-of-year shutdown.

Remote work stipend and reimbursements

$1,000 USD/$1,400 CAD annual stipend for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide cell phone and Wi-Fi reimbursements.

Support for parents and caregivers

All parents receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and birthing parents receive 8 additional weeks, for a total of 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (US & CAN).

Family formation benefits

$30,000 USD/CAD lifetime max reimbursement for family planning.

Mental health and financial coaching

12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.

Thumbtack Bucks

$450 USD/CAD quarterly stipend to book a pro on Thumbtack for virtual or in-person services — anything from home care services to planning a child’s birthday party and beyond.

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