Senior Software Engineer

Worky; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

401k match with immediate vesting

2 company-wide closure weeks

Product stipends

IKEA discounts

Job summary

Taskrabbit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Post-Booking team in a hybrid role, focused on high-performance Node.js services and AI-driven enhancements. You’ll modernize microservice infrastructure, raise the quality bar, and shape the customer experience after the initial booking.

You will define technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and drive observability and testing across distributed systems, with a strong emphasis on money-handling and trust.

Qualifications

• 4 years of professional software engineering with frontend and backend experience.
• Extensive experience with Node.js and microservice architecture; familiarity with Ruby on Rails is a plus.
• Strong SQL and data modeling for financial use cases (Postgres, Snowflake).
• Hands-on experience with async/event-driven systems (Kafka) and microservice architecture.
• Proven track record designing and owning observability/alerting for critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect the multi-quarter technical roadmap for Post-Booking domains, driving strategy and evolving scalable system architecture, APIs, and data models.
• Tech Lead: lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives.
• Solver: translate ambiguous business goals into clear technical strategies, designs, and experiments.
• Multiplier: mentor engineers, champion high-quality testing and AI practices, and produce durable documentation.
• Champion AI-Driven Development: lead the adoption of Spec-Driven Development leveraging AI tools.

Skills

Node.js

Microservices

SQL

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Observability

Distributed systems

Ruby on Rails

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Job description

About Taskrabbit:

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.

At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!

Prior to applying please note:

• We are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position (including H-1B, OPT, or other employment-based visas). Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
• This role is hybrid requiring 2 days in office at our San Francisco hub every Tuesday & Wednesday (located at 130 Sutter St).

About the Role:

We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Post-Booking team, someone who doesn't just build, but raises the quality bar across our entire ecosystem. You'll be instrumental in shaping the consumer experience following the initial booking process.
Your work will focus on building new features to improve the customer experience through high-performance Node.js services and AI-driven enhancements, as well as critical replatforming work to modernize our microservice infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect: Define the multi-quarter technical roadmap for Post-Booking domains (backend, frontend web client etc) along with the engineering manager and architects - driving strategy, addressing tech debt, and evolving scalable system architecture, APIs, and data models.
• Tech Lead: Lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives.
• Solver: Translate ambiguous, high-stakes business goals into clear technical strategies, designs, and experiments.
• Multiplier: Serve as a Javascript subject-matter expert, champion high-quality testing and AI practices, mentor engineers, and produce durable technical documentation.
• Champion AI-Driven Development: Lead the adoption of Spec-Driven Development (SDD) leveraging advanced AI tools, ensuring engineers consistently turn well-defined specs into robust, scalable Node.js implementations and comprehensive test suites.

Requirements:

• 4 years professional software engineering including a mix of frontend and backend experience, with demonstrated impact (leading complex domains, influencing multiple teams).
• Extensive professional experience with Node.js and microservice architecture; familiarity with Ruby on Rails is a plus.
• Strong SQL and data modeling for financial use cases (Postgres, Snowflake).
• Hands-on experience with async/event-driven systems (Kafka) and microservice architecture.
• Proven track record designing and owning observability/alerting for critical systems.
• Mastery in building, debugging, and scaling distributed systems.
• Excellent communication, ability to influence without authority, and a strong ownership mentality for systems handling money and trust.

Bonus Points if you have:

• Experience with Spec Driven Development.
• Hands-on AI tools experience.
• Experience with rebuilding legacy software systems.
• Familiarity with microservice and event-driven architectures at scale.

Compensation & Benefits:

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable. Total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is $180,000 - $192,075. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

You’ll love working here because:

• Taskrabbit is a Hybrid Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.
• The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!
• The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.
• The Perks. Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees. We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment.

Taskrabbit’s commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.