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Principal Software Engineer at OfficeSpace Software
United States Remote Full-timeRemoteDevelopmentPosted about 1 month ago
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<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About OfficeSpace: </strong></p>
<p>OfficeSpace Software provides the leading AI operating system for the built world, that helps teams plan, connect, and perform in the workplace. As a performance-based, PE-backed company, we hire based on merit and a willingness to do what it takes to succeed long-term. You’re a great fit for the role if you’re entrepreneurial, passionate, motivated by building at light speed, and an Agentic AI early adopter. Our world-class teams operate in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica in a culture of trust, respect, growth, and impact. </p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Role Summary:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559685":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">You will shape the technical future of OfficeSpace.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">As our Principal Software Engineer (Ruby/React), you don’t just ship features—you architect systems that scale globally. You lead with clarity. You raise the bar. You design resilient, internet-scale applications that power the modern hybrid workplace.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">We provide the platform. You drive the vision.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">What You’ll Do:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Architect and evolve internet-scale systems with performance, reliability, and scalability as first principles.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead the technical direction for Ruby on Rails and React applications across the platform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design clean, extensible APIs and modern front-end architectures that deliver fast, intuitive user experiences.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Orchestrate AI-assisted development workflows—using AI agents to accelerate code scaffolding, documentation, test generation, refactoring, and dependency analysis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own architectural decisions across services, databases, and infrastructure—including MariaDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Use Kubernetes to scale Rails applications to handle Enterprise traffic</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Guide multiple high-impact initiatives in parallel, ensuring secure, well-tested, production-ready releases.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Mentor engineers to think in systems, write maintainable code, and leverage AI responsibly to increase velocity without sacrificing quality.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Proactively identify technical debt and scalability risks—and drive pragmatic solutions before they become bottlenecks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with Product, Design, and Leadership to evaluate trade-offs and deliver exceptional experiences across browsers and devices.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Continuously evaluate emerging technologies—including AI tooling—to strengthen platform performance and team effectiveness.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559685":720,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">What You Bring:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">10+ years of backend engineering experience, with deep expertise in Ruby on Rails.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">10+ years of experience building modern front-end applications with JavaScript (ES6+) and React.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Proven experience designing and scaling relational databases (MariaDB) and working with Redis and Elasticsearch.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrated ability to define and influence architectural direction across large systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience leading engineers through complex technical decisions while fostering a culture of trust and high standards.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Hands-on experience with GraphQL (preferred).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience integrating AI development tools (e.g., code generation, static analysis, automated testing assistants) into engineering workflows.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong judgment—knowing when to automate, when to refactor, and when to rethink from first principles.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Clear communicator who can translate technical complexity into practical decisions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li>
</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Why OfficeSpace?</strong></p>
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<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">High-Performance Culture</strong>: At OfficeSpace, we believe in the power of accountability, focus, and drive. Our A-Player team members work together to deliver measurable, meaningful results. We recognize and reward those who push boundaries and achieve excellence.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Ownership and Accountability</strong>: We trust our employees to take full ownership of their roles, providing the autonomy to innovate and the support to succeed. We seek individuals who are self-motivated and thrive in an environment where they can drive impactful outcomes.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Technology-Forward</strong>: As a company invested in cutting-edge technology, we integrate AI and other advanced solutions across our platform to enhance productivity, customer experience, and process efficiency. Our team members are excited by the potential of AI and proactively explore ways it can drive our success.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Growth Mindset</strong>: Continuous learning and improvement are integral to our culture. We encourage our team to embrace challenges, seek knowledge, and develop both personally and professionally.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Innovation and Agility</strong>: We foster a dynamic, fast-paced environment where fresh ideas and bold solutions are celebrated. We embrace change and thrive on turning challenges into opportunities, with a team that is agile, proactive, and resilient.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Collaborative, Results-Driven Environment</strong>: We value purposeful collaboration that leads to shared success and stronger results. While our team members are independent, they recognize the value of working together to drive our mission forward.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Competitive Benefits and Rewards</strong>: OfficeSpace offers comprehensive and competitive benefits packages globally, designed to support our team’s health, well-being, and financial security. We invest in our people so they can excel.<br><br><em>OfficeSpace is committed to building and promoting a diverse workforce and celebrates the unique qualities that individuals of various backgrounds and experiences offer. We are committed to basing all employment-related decisions upon valid job-related factors without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, religion, national origin, genetic information, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by law. </em></li>
</ul></div>
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