What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer 2 , Infrastructure/ Developer Tooling position at Homebase?
Hi, Future Homie!
At Homebase, you’ll join a team that’s bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive. We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact. Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team.
We’re not just building an app—we’re building unstoppable teams. So what do you say, are you in?
📍 Your Impact Starts Here
We’re looking for a Software Engineer (Infrastructure / Developer Tooling) who’s passionate about building scalable systems and empowering developers with seamless tooling. You’ll focus on designing, maintaining, and improving Homebase’s AWS-based infrastructure and internal developer experience. This is a unique opportunity to shape the foundation of engineering velocity at Homebase—helping every Homie ship faster, safer, and smarter.
These are the key ways you'll contribute and create impact in this role:
These are the experiences and strengths that will set you up for success in this role:
Homebase will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
👋 Hey, We’re Homebase
Unstoppable teams start here.
Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams—built to simplify the day-to-day and superpower local businesses. With tools for scheduling, time clocks, payroll, communication, HR, and more, we help teams stay connected and in control. Today, over 100,000 small (but mighty) businesses rely on us to make work radically easier. Together, we’ve tracked over a billion hours for 2.5 million workers—and we’re just getting started.
At Homebase, we celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all candidates and do not discriminate based on any legally protected status. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know—we’re committed to ensuring fair and equitable access for all.
At Homebase, you’ll join a team that’s bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive. We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact. Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team.
We’re not just building an app—we’re building unstoppable teams. So what do you say, are you in?
📍 Your Impact Starts Here
We’re looking for a Software Engineer (Infrastructure / Developer Tooling) who’s passionate about building scalable systems and empowering developers with seamless tooling. You’ll focus on designing, maintaining, and improving Homebase’s AWS-based infrastructure and internal developer experience. This is a unique opportunity to shape the foundation of engineering velocity at Homebase—helping every Homie ship faster, safer, and smarter.
These are the key ways you'll contribute and create impact in this role:
- Design, build, and maintain infrastructure and developer tooling that empower Homebase engineers to deliver exceptional software.
- Lead improvements to internal developer tools that streamline workflows and reduce friction in the software lifecycle.
- Drive the optimization of our AWS infrastructure for reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Influence infrastructure architecture decisions by evaluating and implementing emerging cloud technologies and best practices.
- Serve as a point of contact for infrastructure needs and on-call rotations, helping teams resolve questions and incidents.
- Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across engineering teams to accelerate impact.
- Experiment with AI-powered observability, automation, and workflow retooling to continuously improve developer velocity.
These are the experiences and strengths that will set you up for success in this role:
- 3 years of experience in Software Development or Infrastructure Engineering
- Ability to think with a mindset that focuses on internal customer needs and improving our platform to enable a great developer experience
- Keen eyes and take initiative to proactively improve our codebases and practices
- Strong background in infrastructure with experience in AWS and cloud services
- Familiarity with developer tooling and improving developer experience using data-driven metrics
- Skills to identify and resolve issues using observability tools
- Some experience with, or interest in learning Ruby to maintain Ruby-based internal tools
- Some experience acting as a point of contact for infrastructure needs and helping answer questions during on-call rotations
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools, preferably Terraform
- Solid understanding of containerized applications and deployment processes
- AI fluency: you’ve experimented with AI tools, and you’re curious about retooling workflows with automation to boost developer productivity.
- 💡 Be Customer Obsessed – Solve problems with empathy and creativity.
- ⚡ Move Fast, Learn Fast – Experiment, take action, and grow every day.
- 🎯 Own Your Impact – Think big, focus on what matters, and make decisions you stand behind.
- 🏆 Master Your Craft – Excellence fuels impact—show up, step up, and make your mark.
- 🏅 Win Together – Put goals over roles, lead with trust, and connect to our mission and each other.
- 💰 Ownership & Savings: Stock options TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match
- 🏥 Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
- ⏰ Time Flexibility: Flex time off company holidays designated focus periods
- 👶 Family Support: Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support offered (after 6 months of service)
- 🌟 Work Your Way: Work From Anywhere Month meeting-free weeks yearly
- 🛡️ Protection Plans: Life insurance short/long-term disability coverage
- 🍽️ Workspace Perks: Meals provided, team offsites, and Customer Days
- 💼 Our Hybrid Rhythm: We believe collaboration drives impact. That’s why Tuesday and Wednesday are our required in-office days—a time to move faster as a team, build deeper connections, make better decisions, and build together.
- Meet the Talent Acquisition team, Mavel W.
- Meet the Hiring Manager, Het P.
- Participate in Technical Interviews
- Background Check Offer Stage
- Welcome to the team, Homie 🎉
Homebase will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
👋 Hey, We’re Homebase
Unstoppable teams start here.
Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams—built to simplify the day-to-day and superpower local businesses. With tools for scheduling, time clocks, payroll, communication, HR, and more, we help teams stay connected and in control. Today, over 100,000 small (but mighty) businesses rely on us to make work radically easier. Together, we’ve tracked over a billion hours for 2.5 million workers—and we’re just getting started.
At Homebase, we celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all candidates and do not discriminate based on any legally protected status. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know—we’re committed to ensuring fair and equitable access for all.