Engineering Manager

At BuildOps, we’re building a groundbreaking software solution, purpose-built to support today’s commercial contractors. From helping our customers manage their service department 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 experienced in tech start-ups and thrive in fast-paced environments. Could you be our next hire?

BuildOps is looking for a highly skilled Engineering Manager to help lead our key engineering project initiatives, working in collaboration with a Product Owner. This candidate will join a well-funded, fast-growing technology startup with the unique opportunity to help build out a critical function for the company.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with Product to design and deliver high-quality solutions
• Lead and mentor engineers on sprint planning, estimations, and scope delivery
• Architect and build scalable, reliable systems for our Field Service ERP platform
• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications and data workflows
• Work with databases to model, store, retrieve data, and implement migration strategies
• Implement pub/sub workflows to decouple services and integrate with external systems
• Ensure backend processes are reliable and maintain high data integrity
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews and cross-squad collaboration
• Deep understanding of AWS services: EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, SNS, and SQS

What We Expect:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years in backend server-side development, with 2+ years as a squad lead or manager
• Expert in TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js environment)
• Skilled in database modeling, data migration, and complex query optimization
• Experience with background processing systems (Queues, Pub/Sub, Streaming), idempotent logic, and eventually consistent processing
• Proficient with Docker; familiar with Terraform (nice to have)
• Strong experience with AWS (MySQL RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda, SNS, SQS, ECS)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and scalability principles
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and testing skills (TDD and integration tests)
• Comfortable working independently or collaboratively
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule - Monday/Friday WFH, Tuesday - Thursday, in office

Nice To Have:

• Familiarity with the commercial contractor industry and related domains like construction, procurement, or accounting software
• Experience with service-oriented SaaS platforms
• Comfortable working with open-source languages such as Java or Python

What We Offer:

• Negotiable base salary + annual bonus
• Generous equity grant, become an owner in our company!
• A comprehensive benefits package.
• Flexible PTO and hybrid work schedules
• Work from Home Stipend.
• Hubs in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Raleigh with hybrid work schedules with lunch provided for in-office days.
• Company events like BBQs and team-building activities, both in-person and virtual.
• Fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for growth and career advancement.
• Chance to work with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions.
• The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers.

About BuildOps

BuildOps is a fast-paced, high-growth startup, committed to transforming a $30-billion industry through our all-in-one platform. Leveraging the latest technology, we’re taking commercial contractors from the world of pen and paper operations to digitized, efficient, data-driven business.

Our co-founders have over a decade of experience in both construction and SaaS technology, as well as a resume that includes Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, Cornell, Microsoft, and multiple successful startup exits, including a $1.2 billion acquisition.

BuildOps has raised multiple rounds of funding from some of the largest and most reputable Venture Capital firms, including Founders Fund, Fika Ventures, and Greenspring Associates. 

Forbes Magazine

“BuildOps is unique because it addresses the problem of efficiency in construction for an often-overlooked audience. Rather than focusing on large projects, or catering to owners, they look to the needs of technician-heavy subcontracting firms working in the commercial space.”

TechCrunch

“The new financing will be used to support the company’s continued growth. BuildOps sells software that integrates scheduling, dispatching, inventory management, contracts, workflow and accounting into a single software package for commercial real estate contractors with staff ranging from a few dozen to several hundred employees.”

Crunchbase

In a statement, [former NFL superstar] Joe Montana noted that his firm (Liquid 2 Ventures) has an investment thesis in supporting America’s working class… “I just love the idea of making their lives far easier and better,” he said. With BuildOps, “you have one solution that does it all and talks seamlessly to every single part of their business from parts to ordering to inventory and more.”

Wall Street Journal [Paywall]

BuildOps, the Santa Monica, California, startup that provides software for commercial subcontractors was seeded with $5.8 million in funding from investors including Fika Ventures, MetaProp VC, Global Founders Capital, CrossCut Ventures, TenOneTen, IGSB, 1984 Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures and Ground Up Ventures.