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Housecall Pro · 7 hours ago

Distinguished Software Engineer, Platform Architecture

Housecall Pro is dedicated to making a difference for home service professionals by providing tools to streamline their operations. As a Distinguished Software Engineer, you will lead the architectural evolution of the platform infrastructure, mentor senior engineers, and drive technical decisions to enhance service delivery and business alignment.

AppsHome ImprovementHome RenovationInformation TechnologyMobileSaaSSoftware
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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

Distributed systems designCloud-based systemsPlatform architecturePayments servicesAPIsProgramming languagesAgile methodologiesMentoringCommunication skillsStrategic thinking

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

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Housecall Pro is a developer of a mobile software platform used to connect back-end business operations and homeowners.

H1B Sponsorship

Housecall Pro has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$175.05M
Key Investors
PermiraVista Credit PartnersAkkadian Ventures
2022-06-23Series D· $65M
2022-06-23Debt Financing· $60M
2020-11-04Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Ian Heidt
Chief AI Officer & Co-founder
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Roland Ligtenberg
Co-Founder, SVP Growth & Innovation
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