Senior Software Engineer, AI Systems

Homebase (YC W21)

Senior Software Engineer building AI-powered systems and improving engineering productivity at Homebase. Collaborating across teams to deliver high-impact solutions and evaluate new technologies for software development.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $168,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build workflow automation, orchestration services, and agentic capabilities that improve engineering productivity, quality, and delivery velocity
Create shared developer platforms and experiences that help teams effectively incorporate AI into their daily workflows
Design evaluation, observability, and operational frameworks that improve the reliability and effectiveness of AI-enabled systems
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Design, Data, Infrastructure, and Security teams to understand needs and deliver practical, high-impact solutions
Evaluate emerging technologies and help determine where they create meaningful value for engineers, customers, and the business
Establish repeatable patterns and best practices that allow teams to safely adopt new capabilities at scale
Contribute to technical direction, architecture decisions, engineering standards, and platform strategy

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience building AI-powered developer platforms, workflow automation systems, agentic workflows, or similar engineering productivity tooling
Strong backend engineering experience building production systems
Experience designing APIs, services, distributed systems, and developer platforms
Strong system design and software architecture fundamentals
Experience operating and supporting software in production environments
Demonstrated ability to own projects from concept through deployment
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Stock options + 401(k) with 4% match
Medical, dental, and vision coverage + FSA options
Unlimited PTO (salaried) + company holidays
Access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave (after 6 months of service)
Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage
Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly
Meals provided, commuter benefits, team offsites, and Customer Days
Required in-office days on Tuesday and Wednesday

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Hard Skills & Tools

workflow automationorchestration servicesAI-enabled systemsbackend engineeringAPI designdistributed systemssoftware architectureproduction systemssystem designengineering standards

Soft Skills

communicationcross-functional collaborationproject ownershipproblem-solvingteamworkadaptabilityleadershipcritical thinkingcreativitystrategic thinking