Principal Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)

📋 Description

• Technical Leadership: Drive Homebase's technical vision and architecture across Core Product
• API Strategy: Champion and help deliver Homebase's API strategy, building a platform for internal
• Service Architecture: Lead decomposition of core product systems into well-bounded services using
• Technical Problem Solving: Identify and resolve cross-cutting technical challenges (data
• Engineering Excellence: Support and champion engineering culture to scale excellence, drive
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Product, Data, Design, and Engineering leadership to

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with significant depth in scaling distributed systems
• Strong background in Ruby/Rails.
• Track record of defining and executing technical strategy across multiple product domains or teams.
• 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

🎁 Benefits

• Ownership & Financial Security: Stock options + 401(k) with 4% match (US) or TFSA/RRSP with 4%
• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision coverage + FSA options (US) or for dependents
• Paid Time Off: Flexible PTO + company holidays + designated focus periods.
• AI access: Paid AI tools with minimal restrictions.
• Family Support: Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave (US) or maternity/parental leave EI top-up
• Protection Plans: Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage.