[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer II @Apartment List

Role Description

As a Senior Software Engineer II on the Lister team, you’ll build and improve the services and user experiences that power how property partners list, manage, and succeed on Apartment List. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and analysts to deliver high-impact features that improve transparency, usability, and trust for both renters and property partners. You’ll contribute directly to our technical direction while leveling up those around you through code reviews, technical discussions, and cross-team collaboration.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Pay Range

At Apartment List, we carefully consider a variety of factors to determine compensation for each position, including the role, level, and work. The US base salary range for this position is:

• 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

This reflects the compensation target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Please note, the compensation details provided do not include benefits and perks that we offer.

We also rely on market indicators along with considering your work location, job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive for you. Apartment List will consider paying compensation near the higher of the range in exceptional circumstances, where candidates have the experience, credentials or expertise that would warrant such consideration. It is always our goal to hire exceptional talent and we would be happy to share more about compensation during the hiring process.