Software Engineer

Thumbtack, Inc.

United States

about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Part-time (≤ 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

$179,400.0 - $272,800.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

welcometothejungle.com

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Systems Engineering Cloud Engineering Encodings Continuous Integration Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements) Programming Tools Python (Programming Language) Software Engineering TypeScript ReactJS Delivery Pipeline

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Job description

We’re building the infrastructure for an AI-native engineering organization, and every stream here is active work today: agentic developer tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, backed by a library of skills that encode Thumbtack-specific knowledge; a catalog of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that make our internal tools AI-accessible; and cloud development environments (CDEs) built for humans and agents alike
Alongside these, we’re modernizing the Web and CLI tooling layers engineers reach for every day
A single improvement we ship can move dozens of teams forward
Build the platforms behind agentic developer workflows: roll out the tools the org builds on (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) and ship the skills, plugins, and MCP servers that run across them
Design and build the product surfaces engineers and AI agents reach for daily: self-service workflows in our Backstage developer portal, our developer CLI, IDE integrations, and the framework engineers use to build and deploy their own agents
Own and evolve our Cloud Development Environment (CDE) platform for both human developers and AI agents
Improve the build systems, CI/CD pipelines, test infrastructure, and observability the whole org depends on
Prototype and evaluate new AI developer tools as they land, and decide what to adopt, configure, and scale across the engineering org

Requirements

Demonstrated experience building developer infrastructure, DevEx, or platform tools that other engineers depend on, from CDE rollouts and internal CLIs to MCP servers and build/CI at 100+ engineer scale
Fluency in the languages our tooling is built in: Go and Python for CLIs, services, MCP servers, and Slackbots, plus TypeScript and React for the web UIs
Strong systems thinking: you reason about build pipelines, CI/CD, dev environments, and test infrastructure as interconnected systems, not isolated tools
Hands-on experience with agentic developer tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex, and considered opinions about their limits, where they help, and how to scale their use
6+ years of industry experience in software engineering, including cross-team projects with measurable impact on engineering productivity
A UX mindset applied to engineering systems: you think in personas, journeys, and end-to-end workflows, and design for the people and agents who use what you build

Benefits & conditions

Parental leave
Health insurance

Community matters

Sure, our ways of connecting have changed. But we haven’t missed a beat, from virtual concerts to “TTversary” celebrations to weekly catch-ups

Always be improving

We bring out the best in our colleagues - and our product - by pushing each beyond what we believe we’re capable of. We give honest feedback, even when it’s hard

Wellness is a way of life

We promote balance with generous PTO and company-wide holidays - and find our centers every Wellness Wednesday with yoga featuring a Thumbtack pro

A worthy mission

In a world where tech is often seen as eroding good jobs, we’re helping small business owners thrive. Our product makes entrepreneurship accessible to everyone

Driven by our values

Our values are the compass by which we make all our decisions. Each one matters: Lead with why, Make it count, Own it, Choose teamwork, and Say what you mean

Plus, amazing benefits

All the benefits you’d expect, plus a few more: generous parental and fertility benefits, $1800 for Thumbtack services per year and a $1200 remote work stipend

Virtual-first working model coupled with quarterly in-person events and Camp Thumbtack
20+ company-wide holidays including two week-long shutdowns
Libraries (collaborative workspaces) in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Toronto, and Manila
Cell phone and WiFi reimbursements
Subscriptions and Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being