Here’s what you’ll do as part of the team:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services that power the Lister experience.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and analysts to deliver high-quality features that improve how properties list and manage their inventory.
• Contribute to defining and refining technical solutions, balancing speed with long-term maintainability.
• Write clean, well-tested backend code in Kotlin and Ruby, and build intuitive, performant frontend applications with Typescript and React.
• Partner with other engineering teams across Apartment List to ensure consistent, cohesive solutions that support renter and lister needs.
• Share knowledge with peers through code reviews, pairing, and design discussions, helping raise the technical bar across the team.

Here are the skills and experience you’ll need to be successful:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally within organizations that emphasize quality, scalability, and performance.
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, distributed systems).
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with relational databases and data modeling.
• Proficiency with at least one of Kotlin, Ruby, or Typescript, with a willingness to learn the others.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following frameworks: React/NextJS, Ruby on Rails, or Java Spring
• Experience working across the stack — from backend services to frontend applications.
• A collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and analysts.

• Zone 1: $170,000 - $207,000 TTC (including $154,000 - $186,000 base salary) + equity
• Zone 2: $158,000 - $191,000 TTC (including $142,000 - $172,000 base salary) + equity
• Zone 3: $145,000 - $175,000 TTC (including $130,000 - $158,000 base salary) + equity

• Competitive Compensation: Including annual salary, pre-IPO stock options, and other financial compensation (if applicable)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: 100% of premiums covered for you AND all of your dependents
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off: Unlimited FTO in addition to 12 company holidays per year, quarterly “recharge” days, and a week-long holiday break
• Home Office Reimbursement: To cover home office furniture and supplies, monthly home internet, and monthly cell phone (if applicable)
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement: To cover monthly gym membership or other qualifying expenses
• Parental Support: Generous parental and family leave, fertility benefits, and employer-sponsored stipends towards family forming services
• 401k Plan: To support you in your individual retirement goals
• Team Events: Frequent team-building events, fun team off-sites, and bi-annual company meetups
• Commitment to DEI: To prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within our workplace and to stay true to our values and mission
• Mentorship and Training: To get you onboard quickly, learn new professional skills, and invest in your career development
• Impact and Visibility: To expose you to and provide the opportunity to work on highly strategic initiatives that will transform the business
• Encouragement and Empowerment: To explore and adopt new technologies and drive meaningful decisions and outcomes
• At Apartment List we believe that everyone deserves a home they love AND a career they love. We strive to build a diverse team that is a reflection of the people we serve; this is made possible through our commitment to fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, equity, and connectedness.