[Hiring] Senior Fullstack Engineer @PLACE

Role Description

At PLACE, we're building a category-defining company at the intersection of real estate, technology, business services, and the consumer. As a profitable, hypergrowth startup on the path to an IPO, our standards are high, our team is scrappy, and our commitment is to execute the best work of our lives.

This is YOUR CHANCE to shape the backbone of a company that's scaling rapidly and innovating boldly. As our Senior Fullstack Engineer, you'll partner with the CTO, founders, and executives to build and scale our mortgage technology platform, shipping features end to end across a mix of microservices and monolith architectures, with a focus on backend systems and third-party integrations. If you thrive in complexity, entrepreneurial problem-solving, and believe in scaling through tech and AI, this is your PLACE.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building and running production web applications.
• Deep knowledge of Ruby on Rails, including API-only services, ActiveRecord, PostgreSQL, background jobs, and RSpec.
• Experience with React and TypeScript for polished UI.
• Familiarity with GraphQL (ideally Apollo) on both server and client.
• Experience with distributed, event-driven systems.
• Strong instincts for security and multi-tenant data isolation.
• Advanced use of AI and agentic coding tools.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with various stakeholders.
• Experience in mortgage tech or a similar regulated, integration-heavy domain is a plus.

Requirements

• Design, build, and maintain features across Rails API services, TypeScript/Node services, a GraphQL gateway, and React frontends.
• Own integrations with external platforms (LOS systems, mortgage insurance providers, document and e-sign vendors).
• Design and evolve asynchronous, multi-step workflows using message queues (RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS), Sidekiq background jobs, and saga-style orchestration.
• Keep our multi-tenant platform correct and secure, respecting partner boundaries in every query and event.
• Lead technical design for significant features by writing design docs and architecture decision records.
• Identify and pay down technical debt, improving service boundaries, module design, test coverage, and developer experience.
• Join the on-call rotation, lead incident response, and follow through on root-cause fixes that prevent recurrence.
• Use observability tools and CI/CD to keep the platform healthy.
• Work directly with Customer Support & Success on lender-reported escalations.
• Partner with Product Managers to refine requirements and propose simpler alternatives.
• Work with UI/UX Designers to turn designs into polished, accessible interfaces.
• Mentor other engineers through pairing, code review, and design feedback.
• Lead on AI-assisted engineering by using agentic coding tools daily.
• Build and maintain shared AI tooling for the team.
• Set and follow guardrails for AI use.

Benefits

• "Work from the PLACE you work best" approach – at home, in an office, or on the move.
• Competitive benefits including PTO as needed.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• Stock option grants and a stock purchase plan.
• Every team member is an owner, building the "PLACE" they are proud to call "my company."