Senior Software Engineer: AI-Driven & Cross-Functional

Thumbtack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,800 - 272,800; Full time

Job summary

Thumbtack’s Neighborhoods Team in San Francisco is seeking experienced software engineers to drive projects from idea to implementation, focusing on business impact and urgency. You will collaborate with Product and Design, lead small engineering teams, and solve complex backend problems across the stack.

We value 5+ years of software engineering, fluency in Go, Python, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, and Java, strong DB experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL, and a data-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, or Java.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Ability to write high-quality, maintainable, testable code.
• Curiosity, data-driven mindset and strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience leveraging AI coding agents to deliver production software.
• Experience supporting and maintaining production software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering projects to completion with business impact and urgency.
• Execute new ideas quickly on the backend and assist other teams.
• Solve tough technical problems at any level of the stack.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to plan and execute projects.
• Lead small engineering teams on large projects.

Skills

Go

Python

PHP

Swift

Kotlin

Java

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Clean code

AI coding agents

Production maintenance

Job description

Thumbtack’s Neighborhoods Team in San Francisco is seeking experienced software engineers to drive projects from idea to implementation, focusing on business impact and urgency. You will collaborate with Product and Design, lead small engineering teams, and solve complex backend problems across the stack.

We value 5+ years of software engineering, fluency in Go, Python, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, and Java, strong DB experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL, and a data-driven mindset.