Beacon Software
San Francisco, California
Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer, Platform role at Beacon Software. Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company that acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable Series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of businesses we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier 1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade. We are growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Senior Software Engineer, Platform Own the architecture and delivery of our CRM and data driven prospecting platform in a zero to one environment. You'll turn fuzzy problems into systems, standards, and processes that help BD, M&A, and portfolio teams move faster. This is an AI first orchestration role: connect people, data, and systems to automate high impact workflows and surface the right insight at the right moment. Key Responsibilities Build the source of truth Design a unified "system of record + insight" that powers right time outreach to top prospects. Model entities (accounts, people, firms, signals) with identity resolution and data quality guardrails. Ship self serve reporting and dashboards with clear SLAs and definitions. Orchestrate AI first workflows Automate multi step GTM and BD processes across CRM, email, LinkedIn, and messaging. Stand up LLM powered agents for research, summarization, due diligence prep, and follow ups. Implement RAG pipelines so teams see the right docs, notes, and signals at the right time. Tune prompts, guardrails, and evaluation harnesses for accuracy, tone, and safety. Integrate data & systems Build and maintain two way integrations between Salesforce and external data providers. Connect APIs, webhooks, and event streams to keep data enriched, clean, and continuously updated. Establish pragmatic privacy, reliability, and change management practices. Prototype fast, scale what works Partner with BD and M&A leaders to identify high friction workflows and measurable outcomes. Deliver MVP automations quickly, instrument impact, and productionize winning pilots. Define standards (runbooks, schemas, contracts, SLAs) that scale across the portfolio. Tech Stack Python, TypeScript (Node.js, React, Next.js), TailwindCSS, Postgres (Supabase), n8n, Prefect, Modal, Redis What We're Looking For 8+ years in software engineering with meaningful ownership of CRM centric platforms and/or revenue/ops systems; you thrive in ambiguity and create process where none exists. Strong product sense for BD/M&A workflows; translate qualitative feedback into quantitative goals and SLAs that stick. Deep integration experience (APIs, webhooks, auth), plus identity resolution and data governance fundamentals. Hands on with AI integration: calling LLMs, building RAG pipelines, prompt design, evaluation, and guardrails. Clear, concise communication; you incorporate feedback from technical and non technical partners into roadmaps that land on time. Bonus: experience automating diligence (market maps, call notes, deal rooms), multi channel orchestration (email/LinkedIn/Slack), and building portfolio wide reusable components. Our Values at Beacon Software Humility: We acknowledge that the path to getting to the right answer involves being wrong along the way. We have strong beliefs which are weakly held. We actively seek new ideas and believe we can learn from anyone at any time. Honesty: We are truth seeking in our approach to business problems. Business is a repeat game and we believe that human relationships generate alpha. We understand that trust is earned over a lifetime and can be lost in an instant. Hunger: We play to win. We hold ourselves to high standards and will not be out worked. We take pride in having a deep sense of responsibility to ourselves, each other, our partners, and our customers. We believe to whom much is given, much is expected. Horizon: We seek to build a generational software company. This will take decades. We manage our expectations and those of our partners to take advantage of the 8th wonder of the world - compounding growth. Seniority Level Mid Senior level Employment Type Full time Job Function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development
Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer, Platform role at Beacon Software. Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company that acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable Series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of businesses we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier 1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade. We are growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Senior Software Engineer, Platform Own the architecture and delivery of our CRM and data driven prospecting platform in a zero to one environment. You'll turn fuzzy problems into systems, standards, and processes that help BD, M&A, and portfolio teams move faster. This is an AI first orchestration role: connect people, data, and systems to automate high impact workflows and surface the right insight at the right moment. Key Responsibilities Build the source of truth Design a unified "system of record + insight" that powers right time outreach to top prospects. Model entities (accounts, people, firms, signals) with identity resolution and data quality guardrails. Ship self serve reporting and dashboards with clear SLAs and definitions. Orchestrate AI first workflows Automate multi step GTM and BD processes across CRM, email, LinkedIn, and messaging. Stand up LLM powered agents for research, summarization, due diligence prep, and follow ups. Implement RAG pipelines so teams see the right docs, notes, and signals at the right time. Tune prompts, guardrails, and evaluation harnesses for accuracy, tone, and safety. Integrate data & systems Build and maintain two way integrations between Salesforce and external data providers. Connect APIs, webhooks, and event streams to keep data enriched, clean, and continuously updated. Establish pragmatic privacy, reliability, and change management practices. Prototype fast, scale what works Partner with BD and M&A leaders to identify high friction workflows and measurable outcomes. Deliver MVP automations quickly, instrument impact, and productionize winning pilots. Define standards (runbooks, schemas, contracts, SLAs) that scale across the portfolio. Tech Stack Python, TypeScript (Node.js, React, Next.js), TailwindCSS, Postgres (Supabase), n8n, Prefect, Modal, Redis What We're Looking For 8+ years in software engineering with meaningful ownership of CRM centric platforms and/or revenue/ops systems; you thrive in ambiguity and create process where none exists. Strong product sense for BD/M&A workflows; translate qualitative feedback into quantitative goals and SLAs that stick. Deep integration experience (APIs, webhooks, auth), plus identity resolution and data governance fundamentals. Hands on with AI integration: calling LLMs, building RAG pipelines, prompt design, evaluation, and guardrails. Clear, concise communication; you incorporate feedback from technical and non technical partners into roadmaps that land on time. Bonus: experience automating diligence (market maps, call notes, deal rooms), multi channel orchestration (email/LinkedIn/Slack), and building portfolio wide reusable components. Our Values at Beacon Software Humility: We acknowledge that the path to getting to the right answer involves being wrong along the way. We have strong beliefs which are weakly held. We actively seek new ideas and believe we can learn from anyone at any time. Honesty: We are truth seeking in our approach to business problems. Business is a repeat game and we believe that human relationships generate alpha. We understand that trust is earned over a lifetime and can be lost in an instant. Hunger: We play to win. We hold ourselves to high standards and will not be out worked. We take pride in having a deep sense of responsibility to ourselves, each other, our partners, and our customers. We believe to whom much is given, much is expected. Horizon: We seek to build a generational software company. This will take decades. We manage our expectations and those of our partners to take advantage of the 8th wonder of the world - compounding growth. Seniority Level Mid Senior level Employment Type Full time Job Function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development
Beacon Software
San Francisco, California
About Beacon Software Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company which acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable Series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of businesses we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier 1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade. We are growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Apply below. Software Engineer Role We're looking for a versatile Software Engineer to drive technical innovation and accelerate growth across our portfolio of software companies. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership teams within our portfolio companies to solve high-impact problems across diverse architectures, tech stacks, and industries. You'll learn how to design and execute large-scale software modernization efforts with AI, build new AI powered features, re imagine the product experience. You'll have direct influence on revenue, customer experience, product vision, and technical direction-bridging code with commercial impact. This is a hands on, high-impact role ideal for a full stack engineer or ex founder who thrives in fast paced, entrepreneurial environments. Key Responsibilities Deploy into Beacon portfolio companies to identify, design, and deliver high impact technical initiatives. Analyze portfolio company codebases to identify value creation opportunities and technical debt reduction strategies. Refactor, modernize, and scale existing systems using current best practices and frameworks. Build AI powered features and products that drive measurable business growth. Architect scalable backend and API services (Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, etc.). Develop modern, performant frontends using React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Collaborate with product and business leaders to translate commercial goals into technical roadmaps. Contribute to internal engineering playbooks and best practices across Beacon's platform. Mentor and support technical teams within portfolio companies to lift engineering standards. What We're Looking For 5+ years of experience as a full stack or backend engineer, ideally in a startup or high growth environment. Strong foundation in software engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and deployment. Command of one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript, Ruby). Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern DevOps practices. Comfort working across diverse architectures-from monoliths to microservices. Curiosity and versatility to dive into unfamiliar codebases and domains. Familiarity with AI integration, LLMs, and data driven applications. Strong systems thinking mindset and a bias for simplicity. Proven ability to deliver autonomously with high ownership. Excellent communication skills and collaborative spirit. Commercial mindset, curiosity about business models, and how software creates enterprise value. Desire to grow into a technical leader or founder role. This Role Is Perfect For You If You're an ex founder or founding engineer who thrives in ambiguity. You want to build and ship products across multiple industries. You're fascinated by how code translates into profit and growth. You enjoy diving into new codebases, diagnosing bottlenecks, and scaling systems. You believe AI will reshape how software is built-and you want to be at the forefront. You care deeply about clean, maintainable, and scalable engineering. You want to learn how to acquire, operate, and scale software businesses. You're commercially curious-just as excited by go to market strategy as by refactoring a service. You're energized by speed, autonomy, and a culture that values judgment over process. You want to work with people who set a high bar-and help you raise yours. Our Values at Beacon Software Humility: We acknowledge that the path to the right answer often involves being wrong along the way. We have strong beliefs which are weakly held. We actively seek new ideas and believe we can learn from anyone at any time. Honesty: We pursue truth in our approach to business problems. Business is a repeat game and we believe human relationships generate alpha. Trust is earned over a lifetime and can be lost in an instant. Hunger: We play to win. We hold ourselves to high standards and will not be outworked. We take pride in a deep sense of responsibility to ourselves, each other, our partners, and our customers, and we believe that much is given, much is expected. Horizon: We seek to build a generational software company. This will take decades. We manage our expectations and those of our partners to take advantage of the compounding growth of the world. Seniority level: Mid Senior level Employment type: Full time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
About Beacon Software Beacon Software is a permanent capital holding company which acquires and grows essential businesses. We are a profitable Series B+ firm that combines great technologists, operators and M&A professionals to accelerate the scale of the ambition of the dozens of businesses we own and operate. We are supported by capital from tier 1 venture capital, crossover, and endowment investors as well as the founders of the leading technology companies from the past decade. We are growing our team in Toronto, San Francisco, and New York. Apply below. Software Engineer Role We're looking for a versatile Software Engineer to drive technical innovation and accelerate growth across our portfolio of software companies. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership teams within our portfolio companies to solve high-impact problems across diverse architectures, tech stacks, and industries. You'll learn how to design and execute large-scale software modernization efforts with AI, build new AI powered features, re imagine the product experience. You'll have direct influence on revenue, customer experience, product vision, and technical direction-bridging code with commercial impact. This is a hands on, high-impact role ideal for a full stack engineer or ex founder who thrives in fast paced, entrepreneurial environments. Key Responsibilities Deploy into Beacon portfolio companies to identify, design, and deliver high impact technical initiatives. Analyze portfolio company codebases to identify value creation opportunities and technical debt reduction strategies. Refactor, modernize, and scale existing systems using current best practices and frameworks. Build AI powered features and products that drive measurable business growth. Architect scalable backend and API services (Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby, etc.). Develop modern, performant frontends using React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Collaborate with product and business leaders to translate commercial goals into technical roadmaps. Contribute to internal engineering playbooks and best practices across Beacon's platform. Mentor and support technical teams within portfolio companies to lift engineering standards. What We're Looking For 5+ years of experience as a full stack or backend engineer, ideally in a startup or high growth environment. Strong foundation in software engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and deployment. Command of one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, TypeScript, Ruby). Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern DevOps practices. Comfort working across diverse architectures-from monoliths to microservices. Curiosity and versatility to dive into unfamiliar codebases and domains. Familiarity with AI integration, LLMs, and data driven applications. Strong systems thinking mindset and a bias for simplicity. Proven ability to deliver autonomously with high ownership. Excellent communication skills and collaborative spirit. Commercial mindset, curiosity about business models, and how software creates enterprise value. Desire to grow into a technical leader or founder role. This Role Is Perfect For You If You're an ex founder or founding engineer who thrives in ambiguity. You want to build and ship products across multiple industries. You're fascinated by how code translates into profit and growth. You enjoy diving into new codebases, diagnosing bottlenecks, and scaling systems. You believe AI will reshape how software is built-and you want to be at the forefront. You care deeply about clean, maintainable, and scalable engineering. You want to learn how to acquire, operate, and scale software businesses. You're commercially curious-just as excited by go to market strategy as by refactoring a service. You're energized by speed, autonomy, and a culture that values judgment over process. You want to work with people who set a high bar-and help you raise yours. Our Values at Beacon Software Humility: We acknowledge that the path to the right answer often involves being wrong along the way. We have strong beliefs which are weakly held. We actively seek new ideas and believe we can learn from anyone at any time. Honesty: We pursue truth in our approach to business problems. Business is a repeat game and we believe human relationships generate alpha. Trust is earned over a lifetime and can be lost in an instant. Hunger: We play to win. We hold ourselves to high standards and will not be outworked. We take pride in a deep sense of responsibility to ourselves, each other, our partners, and our customers, and we believe that much is given, much is expected. Horizon: We seek to build a generational software company. This will take decades. We manage our expectations and those of our partners to take advantage of the compounding growth of the world. Seniority level: Mid Senior level Employment type: Full time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology