Housecall Pro · 1 month ago
Distinguished Software Engineer, Platform Architecture
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$216K/yr - $270K/yr
15+ years expHousecall Pro is a company dedicated to helping home service professionals streamline their operations and improve their lives. The Distinguished Software Engineer will define and lead the architectural evolution of the platform infrastructure, mentor senior engineers, and align technical strategies with business priorities.
AppsHome ImprovementHome RenovationInformation TechnologyMobileSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Define and evolve the technical architecture for platform services, enabling enterprise scale and developer velocity
Establish and drive adoption of architectural patterns, platform standards, and reusable primitives across engineering
Collaborate with senior leaders to align platform architecture with long-term business and product strategy
Lead cross-functional design reviews and provide architectural guidance for high-impact, company-wide initiatives
Identify and address technical debt and system bottlenecks across teams and domains
Mentor senior engineers, embedding technical excellence and platform thinking throughout the organization
Contribute hands-on to foundational components when needed, modeling scalable and secure solutions
Promote best practices through architectural documentation, tech talks, and internal training
Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that enhance platform reliability, performance, and maintainability
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in software engineering, with extensive background in designing distributed, cloud-based systems
Deep expertise in platform services such as payments, billing, identity, data, and APIs
Demonstrated success delivering large-scale systems and influencing across organizational boundaries
Proven experience establishing architectural strategies and patterns that scale across teams
Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks (i.e. Ruby, React, JavaScript, Python, Java, Node.js)
Strong command of development methodologies and tools (i.e. Agile, Scrum, CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling)
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
Preferred
Ability to lead without authority and influence technical direction across teams and leaders
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex systems into clear guidance for technical and equally non-technical stakeholders
Passion for mentoring and developing senior technical talent
Strategic thinking paired with pragmatic decision-making under ambiguity
Commitment to raising the bar on engineering quality, velocity, and impact
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k)
Paid holidays and flexible, take-it-as-you-need-it paid time off
Equity in a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier VCs
Monthly tech reimbursements
Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability)
Employee assistance program
401(K)
Flexible time off
Paid parental leave
Tech reimbursement
Other company benefits
Company
Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is a developer of a mobile software platform used to connect back-end business operations and homeowners.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$175.05MKey Investors
PermiraVista Credit PartnersAkkadian Ventures
2022-06-23Series D· $65M
2022-06-23Debt Financing· $60M
2020-11-04Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Ian Heidt
Chief AI Officer & Co-founder
Roland Ligtenberg
Co-Founder, SVP Growth & Innovation
Recent News
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2026-01-13
General Catalyst
2026-01-05
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