Why Housecall Pro?

Help us build solutions that build better lives. At Housecall Pro, we show up to work every day to champion home service professionals (Pros) with exceptional technology that makes their work simpler, smarter, and more profitable. We serve more than 45,000 businesses and have over 1,800 ambitious, mission-driven teammates across the globe (half of the engineering team is in Poland).

About the role

We are looking for a Backend Architect to lead the technical direction of our platform. This role combines the responsibilities of an architectural leader and a hands-on technical mentor. You will play a pivotal role in our transition from a monolithic Ruby on Rails application toward a modern, distributed, event-driven, domain-oriented architecture.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term technical vision of our platform, guiding the design and evolution of scalable systems.
• Serve as a trusted technical partner to Engineering Managers, Directors, and Product leadership.
• Lead the technical vision and roadmap for the API Platform.
• Define, evolve, and communicate API standards (design guidelines, versioning, security, performance) and ensure they are adopted across engineering.
• Act as principal architect for API-related initiatives, shaping system design and guiding teams through complex trade-offs.
• Partner with product engineering squads to design and review API contracts and integrations.
• Mentor and coach engineers on API design, distributed systems, and platform thinking.
• Promote a culture of design-first collaboration (RFCs, system design reviews) and help teams make pragmatic, well-documented decisions.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience designing, building, and operating complex production systems.
• Deep experience in modern backend frameworks (e.g., Ruby on Rails, Django, Spring Boot).
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Ruby, Go, Python, Java, Node.js).