A home is the biggest investment most people make, and yet, it doesn’t come with a manual. That's why we’re building the only app homeowners need to effortlessly manage their homes — knowing what to do, when to do it, and who to hire. With Thumbtack, millions of people care for what matters most, and pros earn billions of dollars through our platform. And as one of the fastest-growing companies in a $600B+ industry — we must be doing something right.
We are driven by a common goal and the deep satisfaction that comes from knowing our work supports local economies, helps small businesses grow, and brings homeowners peace of mind. We’re seeking people who continually put our purpose first: advocating for pros and customers, embracing change, and choosing teamwork every day.
At Thumbtack, we're creating a new era of home care. If making an impact and the chance to do good inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.
Thumbtack by the Numbers
- Available nationwide in every U.S. county
- Over 85 million projects started on Thumbtack
- More than 11 million 5-star reviews and counting
- Pros earn billions on our platform
- 1000+ employees
- $3.2 billion valuation (June, 2021)
About the Hire team
The Hire team is working on building a next generation bookings platform for our pros and customers. We’re focused on taking ambitious swings that are a departure from our current experience, positioning us to drive differentiated value for customers and pros and ensure we are helping them get more jobs done. Our team works across the Thumbtack experience with a special focus on our in-app messenger, pro toolings, and lead/booking management. We are a fullstack team, comprised of both backend and frontend engineers, and work with numerous exciting technologies including integrating GenAI into our product surface areas. As an engineer on the Hire team you will be building out new tools to help customers get ready to book, enable customers and pros to effectively communicate, and help pros get the job done – all in service of creating an exciting, net-new experience for our users. We’re looking for engineers excited to embark on this adventure as we work towards elevating the pro, customer, and booking experience to new heights.
Challenge
The challenges on Hire range from technical explorations, such as the best ways to integrate GenAI into the optimal booking experience, to product questions on how to prove out and ultimately scale said experience. As such, you’ll have a diversity of challenges to immerse yourself in. We are constantly looking for new ways to help customers have a seamless booking experience, as well as empower pros to better serve their customers and get jobs done with minimal extra work. Our challenge is making this happen in an effective, efficient, and scalable way that best suits our users’ needs.
Responsibilities
- Drive engineering projects to completion, with a tenacious focus on the business impact of those projects. Skilled at prioritizing tasks to deliver on goals with a sense of urgency.
- Execute new ideas quickly and effectively on the backend while also being a resource to other teams and engineers.
- Willing, when necessary, to solve tough technical problems at any level of the stack, and be persistent in getting to the solution.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams such as Product and Design to plan and execute on engineering projects
- Work on large projects and lead small teams of engineers
What you’ll need
If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.
- Minimum of 5+ years of industry experience in engineering
- Fluent in at least one major programming language and able to quickly adopt the languages in our stack. In our stack we mainly use Go, Php, and Python
- Solid experience building software on top of relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL
- Write high quality, maintainable, testable code, and you enjoy doing it
- Curious, data-driven, and a critical problem solver. Break down complex problems rigorously and understand the tradeoffs necessary to deliver great, impactful products
Bonus points if you have
- Experience using AWS and/or GCP and its suite of technologies such as DynamoDB
- Familiarity with LLM, GenAI, and implementing such systems in-product
- Familiarity with building APIs for full fledged products
Thumbtack is a virtual-first company, meaning you can live and work from any one of our approved locations across the United States, Canada or the Philippines.* Learn more about our virtual-first working model here.
For candidates living in San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros, the expected salary range for the role is currently $212,700.00 - $259,900.00.
For candidates living in Austin, TX or Washington DC metros or in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states, the expected salary range for the role is currently $191,400.00 - $234,000.00.
For candidates living in all other US locations, the expected salary range for this role is currently $180,800.00 - $221,000.00. Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.
#LI-Remote
- Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
- 20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
- Library (optional use collaboration & connection hub) in San Francisco
- WiFi reimbursements
- Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
- Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being
Learn More About Us
- Life @ Thumbtack Blog
- Virtual-First is Here to Stay
- Follow us on LinkedIn
- Meet Our Pro Advisory Board
Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. We also will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law.
Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact: recruitingops@thumbtack.com.
If you are a California resident, please review information regarding your rights under California privacy laws contained in Thumbtack’s Privacy policy available at https://www.thumbtack.com/privacy/ .
