Beacon Software

About the Company

Beacon is the permanent home for Main Street software and services supporting the real economy. We buy, build, and grow exceptional mission-critical software businesses, preserving their legacy while expanding the scale of their founders’ ambitions. Our model is different. Unlike private equity, we don’t buy to flip. We hold forever, investing in product, customers, and teams for the long term. Founders who join Beacon gain more than capital: they access in-house engineering, AI, design, and fintech expertise, as well as a network spanning Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Main Street. We simplify the back office, accelerate growth with proven playbooks, and give founders the freedom to focus on what they do best: building great software for their markets. Every company under the Beacon umbrella remains independent, with its own brand and customers, but benefits from shared resources and immediate value creation. Our approach has already helped portfolio companies win major RFPs, modernize technology stacks, and expand market share. Beacon was founded by experienced operators and investors from companies like D1 Capital, Instacart, Sequoia Capital, and Databricks who believe ambitious software deserves a forever home. Our success is measured founder by founder, company by company, and we’re just getting started.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Beacon Software

Job Title

Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Verticals

Job Description

**Job Title:** Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Verticals **Role Summary:** Lead the design, deployment, and scaling of AI‑powered agent systems for a rapidly expanding portfolio of industrial services companies. The role involves on‑site collaboration with portfolio operators, end‑user discovery, end‑to‑end solution ownership from prototype to production, and transformation of bespoke deployments into reusable services and SDKs. **Expectations:** - 0‑1 builder with strong product intuition and user‑centric mindset. - Owner of high‑impact AI solutions, from discovery through adoption, driving measurable revenue, margin, and experience improvements. - Travel‑heavy client‑facing role, requiring clear executive communication and rapid iteration. **Key Responsibilities:** - Architect agent systems (tool‑using, RAG, function‑calling, human‑in‑the‑loop) with structured outputs and auditable actions. - Design and run offline/online evaluation harnesses (gold sets, A/B tests); monitor and report quality, safety, latency, cost. - Own production pipelines: APIs, workers, data models, front‑ends; implement CI/CD, observability, SLOs, guardrails. - Integrate with legacy systems (CRMs, ERPs, GLs, custodians) via APIs, SFTP, webhooks, RPA; enforce data quality, lineage, privacy. - Generalize successes into reusable services/SDKs for rapid rollout across new verticals. - On‑site partnership with operators during due diligence and post‑close; map workflows, deliver first value, iterate. **Required Skills:** - 2+ years shipping production systems in Python (FastAPI) and TypeScript (Node/React). - Deep knowledge of frontier LLMs, function calling, embeddings/vector DBs, retrieval‑augmented generation, agent orchestration. - Experience building evaluation frameworks, offline/online A/B tests, and safety metrics. - Strong reliability focus: meet SLOs, optimize latency/cost, design observability, incident playbooks. - Proficiency in secure data handling (PII/financial), authentication/IAM, auditability; comfortable with legacy integration. - Excellent discovery, scope management, and executive/end‑user communication skills. - Founder or founding engineer background preferred; high ownership, bias to action. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). ---

San francisco, United states

Hybrid

Junior

03-11-2025

Company Name

Beacon Software

Job Title

Technology Operating Partner

Job Description

**Job title:** Technology Operating Partner **Role Summary:** Lead and scale technology operations across a diversified software portfolio. Provide executive coaching to portfolio CTOs, standardize engineering practices, and drive product and technical strategy execution. **Expectations:** - Elevate engineering maturity and consistency across all portfolio companies. - Build, mentor, and retain a high‑performance technical leadership team. - Embed AI‑driven workflows and cross‑portfolio innovation to improve velocity. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Oversee technology teams of all portfolio companies. 2. Manage each product’s technical roadmap execution. 3. Partner with CTOs to design architecture and technology strategy. 4. Recruit, mentor, and develop high‑performing CTOs, SWE, data scientists, and product managers. 5. Implement the Beacon Engineering Playbook: agile ceremonies, feature flagging, blameless post‑mortems, on‑call processes, PRDs, technical documentation. 6. Champion quarterly planning and ROI‑based prioritization. 7. Guide infrastructure, database, and scalability decisions. 8. Mentor on major initiatives such as UI redesign, system migration, language rewrites. 9. Evaluate and recommend AI development tools (Claude Code, Devin, Cursor, Windsurf) to enhance productivity. 10. Lead cross‑portfolio technical initiatives to unlock shared innovation and tooling. **Required Skills:** - Proven engineering leadership in multi‑product or holding‑company environments. - Expertise in scaling teams, implementing modern software engineering best practices, and establishing accountability frameworks. - Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities for technical leaders. - Deep knowledge of agile workflows, technical documentation, PRDs, and observability systems. - Experience with infrastructure decisions, database selection, scalability, and feature flagging. - Familiarity with AI development tools and enthusiasm for AI adoption. - Excellent cross‑functional collaboration with founders, GMs, and operating leaders. - Strategic thinking with data‑driven decision making. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience). - Prior executive experience (VP/Head of Engineering) in a high‑growth software organization is essential.

Toronto, Canada

Hybrid

04-11-2025

Company Name

Beacon Software

Job Title

GTM Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title** GTM Engineer **Role Summary** Design, launch, and scale systematic growth experiments and automation tools across a portfolio of B2B SaaS companies. Build repeatable playbooks, drive pipeline acceleration, shorten sales cycles, and generate qualified leads through data‑driven, AI‑enabled GTM processes. **Expectations** - Deploy 20+ GTM experiments each quarter, with documented learnings and playbooks. - Generate ≥100 qualified MQLs per quarter across the portfolio. - Increase each portfolio company’s pipeline by 50% YoY. - Reduce average sales cycle length by 20% via process improvements. - Roll out 3–5 proven, scalable playbooks to multiple portfolio companies. **Key Responsibilities** - **Experimentation & Playbook Engineering**: Design, execute, and analyze rapid tests on messaging, channels, targeting, pricing, and sales processes; translate wins into executable playbooks for contractors and internal teams. - **AI & Automation Implementation**: Deploy AI tools and custom automations for lead enrichment, email sequencing, outreach personalization; train teams to leverage these tools for scalable revenue generation. - **Marketing Strategy & Content**: Develop and test inbound tactics (SEO, content marketing, geographic targeting); collaborate with agencies and portfolio companies to refine messaging, case studies, and multimedia assets. - **Sales Process Optimization**: Diagnose pipeline bottlenecks, analyze deal stall points, and implement funnel enhancements to shorten cycle times and improve conversion rates. - **Cross‑Company Knowledge Transfer**: Adapt successful experiments and playbooks to similar portfolio businesses, ensuring rapid scale and consistency. - **Documentation & Training**: Create clear, comprehensive playbooks, SOPs, and training materials; enable contractors and internal teams to execute GTM motions independently. **Required Skills** - 4–6+ years in growth, product marketing, or sales engineering within B2B SaaS. - Proven experience building a GTM motion from scratch (ex‑founder, early‑stage operator). - Mastery of modern GTM tools (HubSpot CRM, Apollo, Outreach, Clay, etc.). - Strong analytical mindset: funnel analytics, cohort analysis, A/B testing, conversion optimization. - AI‑native: proficiency with AI platforms (ChatGPT, Jasper, Cortex, etc.) and automation workflows. - Excellent written and verbal communication for creating playbooks and documentation. - Self‑starter who thrives in ambiguous, high‑autonomy environments. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - Preferred certifications: HubSpot Marketing/Sales, Salesforce Administration/Marketing Cloud, or equivalent GTM/analytics credentials.

Toronto, Canada

Hybrid

04-11-2025