Homebase

Principal Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)

Who can apply: US-based role. The employer has not said which states are eligible — confirm before applying.
Location as listed by the employer: “San Francisco; Toronto; Canada”
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About this role

Homebase is hiring for a Principal Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid) role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, with significant depth in scaling distributed systems and evolving legacy architectures
  • Ideal candidate brings a strong background in Ruby/Rails
  • Track record of defining and executing technical strategy across multiple product domains or teams — not just within one team
  • Passion for mentoring engineers and guiding teams through architectural change.
  • Deep expertise in domain-driven design, API design, SOA and event-driven architectures
  • Experience with payroll, workforce management, or similarly complex business domains is a strong plus
  • Proven ability to influence without authority — you drive alignment through clarity of thought and collaboration
  • Strong communication skills: you can explain complex technical decisions to engineers, PMs, and executives alike

Summarized from the employer's posting — check the full posting for every requirement.