# Staff Software Engineer at BuildOps

> Canada · Staff · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Abuildops%3A5754105004 (read 2026-11-08).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [BuildOps](https://alderhq.app/companies/buildops)
- Location text: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Los Angeles; Raleigh; Toronto
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Canada (evidence: "Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Los Angeles; Raleigh; Toronto")
- Posted: 2026-01-08 (304 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-04 · last verified: 2026-11-07
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://buildops.com/careers/job-application?gh_jid=5754105004
- Skills listed (inferred): TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, SQL, Testing

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: CAD 172k–CAD 229k per year (from the description)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Toronto, n 55): p25 CAD 171k, median CAD 195k, p75 CAD 226k

## Description (the employer's text)

At BuildOps, we’re building a groundbreaking software solution, purpose-built to support today’s commercial contractors. From helping our customers to manage their service all the way to project management, we’re breaking the mold and building a team that invests in our mission statement. We love driven, self-motivated folks that thrive in fast-paced environments. Could you be our next hire?

As a Staff Software Engineer, your primary focus will be to architect, build, and optimize our industry-leading platform across the entire stack, from scalable frontend applications to high-performance backend services. We are looking for a motivated, self-starter who can drive technical excellence, mentor engineers, and influence best practices in a distributed team environment. Your role will be pivotal in delivering high-quality, scalable, and reliable software that powers the commercial contracting industry.

### What You’ll Do

- Architect, build, and maintain our full-stack platform, including scalable frontend applications (React.js) and high-performance backend services (Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs).
- Lead technical decisions across the stack, ensuring high performance, maintainability, and best practices for both frontend and backend development.
- Design, develop, and optimize APIs to power our frontend applications and third-party integrations.
- Improve database design and query optimization, ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval.
- Enhance and optimize our design system and UI components using Material-UI, ensuring a seamless and consistent user experience.
- Own full-stack observability, implementing logging, monitoring, and performance analysis tools to improve reliability across frontend and backend services.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies that drive innovation and efficiency across the stack.
- Work in tandem with the QA engineering team to ship high-precision, well-tested software.
- Define and enforce testing strategies across both frontend and backend using tools such as Jest and React Testing Library.
- Mentor and guide other engineers, conducting technical design reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Lead technical initiatives that impact multiple teams, ensuring alignment with company goals and technical vision.
- Communicate effectively with engineers, product managers, customers, partners, and other leaders.
### What We Look For

- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on full-stack development in modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Deep expertise in React.js and state management with experience in building and maintaining scalable frontend architectures.
- Strong backend development experience with Node.js, designing and maintaining GraphQL APIs (Apollo, Relay) and RESTful services.
- Proficiency in database technologies (SQL), including PostgreSQL, MySQL,or similar.
- Experience with frontend and backend performance optimization, including database indexing, caching, and frontend rendering strategies.
- Strong experience with event-driven architecture, messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and real-time data processing.
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Prior knowledge or ability to quickly learn Python for backend development is a plus.
- Experience working in CI/CD environments, ensuring smooth and automated deployments across the stack.
- Track record of mentoring and coaching engineers, fostering a culture of growth and continuous learning.
- Strong communication and technical writing skills for documentation and cross-functional collaboration.
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Ability to work a hybrid schedule - Monday/Friday WFH, Tuesday - Thursday, in office
### Compensation

- $172,000 - $229,000 base salary range + annual bonus + meaningful equity
What we offer:

- Generous equity grant, become an owner in our company!
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible PTO and hybrid work schedules
- One-time work-from-home allowance

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