Backend Engineer, Marketplace at Thumbtack

Owning a home is often the most significant investment a person makes, yet it lacks a clear manual. At Thumbtack, we are changing that by building the essential app that helps homeowners manage their properties with confidence. We provide the guidance needed to know what tasks to prioritize, when to perform them, and which professionals to hire. Our platform has facilitated over 80 million projects, helping millions of people care for their homes while enabling pros to earn billions. As a company valued at $3.2 billion with over 1,000 employees, we are growing rapidly within a $600 billion industry.

Our Pay team serves as the heart of our operations. We act as the owners and caretakers for all financial flows moving through the Thumbtack ecosystem. From ensuring payments are processed and customers can pay their pros to managing refunds and financial reporting, we maintain the reliability of the platform's most vital systems. We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join this mission, ensuring the resilience and transparency of our financial infrastructure.

Key outcomes

• Drive complex engineering projects to completion, maintaining a sharp focus on business impact and delivery goals.
• Execute new backend initiatives effectively while serving as a technical resource for other engineers.
• Solve challenging technical problems across the stack with persistence and precision.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners in Product and Design to plan and execute technical roadmaps.
• Lead small teams of engineers and provide guidance on large-scale projects.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional engineering experience.
• Fluency in at least one major programming language, with the ability to adapt to our stack, which includes Go, Python, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, and Java.
• Proven experience building software using relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL.
• A commitment to writing high-quality, maintainable, and testable code.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to break down complex problems and evaluate necessary trade-offs.
• A curious, data-driven mindset and a knack for critical problem-solving.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working with AWS or GCP and their respective technology suites, such as DynamoDB.
• Familiarity with big data ecosystems, including tools like Hadoop, HDFS, Hive, or Spark.
• Experience building robust APIs for full-fledged products.

Compensation

We offer a remote-first working environment, allowing you to work from anywhere. Our benefits package includes an employee assistance program to support your mental health and well-being, along with various virtual-first perks to keep our team connected.

How to apply

If you are inspired by the opportunity to make a tangible impact and help small businesses grow, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application to join our team and help us build the future of home care.