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[Remote] Sr. Software Engineer, Platform

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thumbtack is a company that helps millions of people confidently care for their homes through its app, which provides personalized guidance and AI tools. They are seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for their Business Applications org to build backend services and APIs that enhance internal systems and workflows, driving the shift towards AI-enabled work.

Responsibilities

  • Build backend services and APIs that connect Business Applications workflows with Thumbtack's product and platform services
  • Bring agentic and AI-enabled workflow prototypes into production with the reliability, observability, and human review needed for business-critical work
  • Create reusable integration patterns that let internal tools, third-party systems, and agents take safe, auditable action across systems
  • Partner with business and engineering teams to understand operational workflows and turn the highest-value problems into durable backend capabilities
  • Help define the technical foundation for a BusApps platform that supports reliable integrations, safe automation, and production AI workflows

Skills

  • Strong backend engineering experience building production services, APIs, or platform capabilities
  • Technical judgment for integrations where reliability, security, data correctness, and audibility matter
  • Ability to turn ambiguous operational workflows into clear technical designs that can be delivered incrementally
  • Strong collaboration skills with engineering, business, and operational partners, especially when technical constraints and business needs need to be reconciled
  • Comfort learning new domains quickly, including internal systems, third-party business applications, and AI-enabled workflows, with the judgment to know when automation needs human review

Company Overview

  • Thumbtack is a home services website connecting users with local service providers. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.thumbtack.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Thumbtack has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 16 in 2026, 35 in 2025, 48 in 2024, 39 in 2023, 53 in 2022, 69 in 2021, 47 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.