Thumbtack, Inc.

Sr. Software Engineer, Platform

Thumbtack, Inc.$180K — $233K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience with production services and APIs
  • Strong understanding of reliability, security, and data correctness in integrations
  • Proven ability to translate complex workflows into actionable technical designs
  • Excellent collaboration skills with technical and business stakeholders
  • Quick learner with the ability to grasp new technologies and systems, including AI workflows

Responsibilities

  • Build backend services and APIs that enhance Business Applications and connect them with Thumbtack's ecosystem.
  • Transform AI-enabled workflow prototypes into reliable production systems.
  • Create integration patterns that ensure safe and auditable actions across various systems.
  • Collaborate with business and engineering teams to identify and solve high-value operational problems.
  • Define the technical foundation for a robust BusApps platform that enables reliable integrations and automated workflows.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Innovative projects with cutting-edge technology
  • Supportive company culture focused on inclusion and growth
Full Job Description
The challenge

Thumbtack's internal systems are becoming more connected, more automated, and more central to how teams serve customers, pros, and the business. Business Applications is helping drive that shift by turning Salesforce-centered workflows and operational tools into a broader internal platform for AI-enabled work. The challenge for this engineer is to build the backend services, APIs, and integration patterns that let agents and business systems take safe, auditable action across Thumbtack's internal ecosystem. This work will shape how teams move from one-off operational workflows to production capabilities that can be reused, extended, and trusted by the business.

What you'll do
  • Build backend services and APIs that connect Business Applications workflows with Thumbtack's product and platform services.
  • Bring agentic and AI-enabled workflow prototypes into production with the reliability, observability, and human review needed for business-critical work.
  • Create reusable integration patterns that let internal tools, third-party systems, and agents take safe, auditable action across systems.
  • Partner with business and engineering teams to understand operational workflows and turn the highest-value problems into durable backend capabilities.
  • Help define the technical foundation for a BusApps platform that supports reliable integrations, safe automation, and production AI workflows.


In order to be successful, you must bring
  • Strong backend engineering experience building production services, APIs, or platform capabilities.
  • Technical judgment for integrations where reliability, security, data correctness, and audibility matter.
  • Ability to turn ambiguous operational workflows into clear technical designs that can be delivered incrementally.
  • Strong collaboration skills with engineering, business, and operational partners, especially when technical constraints and business needs need to be reconciled.
  • Comfort learning new domains quickly, including internal systems, third-party business applications, and AI-enabled workflows, with the judgment to know when automation needs human review.


Expected salary ranges
  • For candidates living in Ontario and British Columbia, the expected salary range for the role is currently $180,200.00 - $233,200.00.

Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

About Thumbtack, Inc.

Thumbtack is an online marketplace that connects consumers with local professionals for various services, such as home improvement, events, and wellness. The company was founded in 2008 by Marco Zappacosta, Jonathan Swanson, and Sander Daniels, and has since grown to serve millions of customers across the United States. Thumbtack uses a proprietary matching algorithm to connect customers with the best professionals for their needs, and offers a range of tools to help professionals manage their businesses. The company has raised over $400 million in funding from investors such as Sequoia Capital, Google Capital, and Tiger Global Management.
Learn more about Thumbtack, Inc.
Size
1,200 employees
Industry
Founded
2008

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