[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @ApartmentIQ

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to drive the evolution of our shared data platform - the core infrastructure that powers all three ApartmentIQ products. In this role, you will be a key architect of our data capabilities, shaping our product roadmap by expanding coverage, improving freshness, and enabling deeper insights for the multifamily industry.

You will handle technical execution while ensuring our data initiatives align with business goals. You’ll translate product objectives into high-performance data outcomes, ensuring every project delivers clear value.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver Product-Focused Data: Own the end-to-end delivery of data across Market Research, Market Surveys, and Daylight Revenue, aligning technical priorities with product goals.
• Scale Data Ingestion: Design and evolve our ingestion pipelines, processing data for 10M+ multifamily units through XML/JSON feeds, web scraping, warehouse transformations, and API exposure.
• Set Technical Standards: Define what accuracy, completeness, and timeliness mean for our datasets, ensuring all requirements meet the specific needs of each product line.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Product and Application Engineering to ensure new datasets unlock measurable features and actionable customer insights.
• Ensure Operational Excellence: Build strong observability into our systems, including daily monitoring, anomaly detection, and automated alerts to maintain ingest health.
• Manage Roadmap Execution: Lead the delivery of data milestones by defining goals, tracking progress in Linear, and communicating outcomes to stakeholders.
• Adopt Emerging Tools: Stay current with data and AI tooling to help the team work more efficiently and integrate new technologies where they add value.
• Document & Share Knowledge: Foster a culture of continuous improvement by maintaining clear documentation and mentoring others on data best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or data engineering experience with a focus on delivering pipelines that power customer-facing features.
• Strong experience in Ruby on Rails and Python.
• Deep understanding of large-scale data collection, including web scraping, parsing, proxy management, and structured feed ingestion.
• Hands-on experience with batch-style data workflows using tools like dbt, Airflow, or similar equivalents.
• Deep expertise in AWS infrastructure (RDS, ECS, S3, Lambda, OpenSearch).
• Familiar with modern stacks for performance tracking, error monitoring, and distributed tracing.
• Strong ability to translate complex technical details into clear, actionable product outcomes.
• Experience navigating a fast-paced, growth-stage environment where priorities shift and ownership is expected.

Benefits

• Remote-First: Freedom to work from home across most of the U.S. with high-energy in-person offsites.
• Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary that reflects your impact and expertise.
• Paid Time Off: Flexible vacation policy and dedicated paid parental leave.
• Your Health Matters: High-quality Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans for you and your family.
• Peace of Mind (On Us): 100% company-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Basic Life Insurance.
• Protection for Your Whole Crew: Access supplemental insurance and specialized coverage for pets.
• Invest in Your Future: 401k Program to help you build for the long term.