Staff Software Engineer

About the role

RentSpree is the infrastructure that makes renting faster, fairer, and less stressful, serving four million users with 300+ real estate company and MLS partnerships and ten years of consistent growth. From applications and screening to payments and lease management, the full rental journey runs on RentSpree. Recognized by Forbes as a Best Startup Employer and by BuiltIn Seattle as a Best Place to Work. The company operates by six guiding principles: customer obsession, take action, be candid yet respectful, disagree then commit, be audacious and learn loudly, strive for excellence. AI is a core skill; the team uses AI to compound thinking, not replace it. The Staff Software Engineer (fullstack/backend focus, consumer products) role is hybrid (2 days/week) in Seattle, helping lead development of core consumer and business‑facing product experiences, building end‑to‑end features from backend APIs to polished interfaces, setting architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with product, design, and engineering leaders. Your role may include other tasks, projects, and team support as business needs evolve.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end development of user‑facing features across web and backend systems
• Champion back‑end architecture, performance, and accessibility best practices
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate customer needs into thoughtful, scalable solutions
• Drive technical decision‑making and execution on complex initiatives
• Contribute to and shape engineering standards, architecture, and tooling
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to the growth of engineering culture and technical excellence
• Balance delivery speed and quality, making pragmatic choices around trade‑offs
• Help evolve backend infrastructure and testing strategies

Skills

• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including leadership on high‑impact projects
• Proven ability to ship production features end‑to‑end, including frontend UI, APIs, and backend services
• Deep expertise in modern back‑end technologies (Java or Kotlin with SpringBoot, Node.js, GraphQL/REST APIs, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, cloud platforms)
• Full‑stack fluency, including experience with frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, JavaScript)
• Proven ability to drive technical direction and architecture in cross‑functional settings across multiple teams
• Strong product sense and empathy for end users
• Experience mentoring engineers and helping grow technical capabilities on a team
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, iterative environments with evolving requirements

Bonus points:

• Experience with large‑scale infrastructure
• Track record of delivering consumer‑scale web applications
• Familiarity with experimentation, analytics, and product iteration cycles
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production readiness best practices

Benefits

• Health coverage from day one: medical, dental, and vision for you and dependents; HSA/FSA options
• Headspace Care+, gym discounts, and more
• Life and disability coverage, plus a SIMPLE IRA with company match
• Flexible vacation; 11 holidays a year plus 3 recharge days
• Reimbursed weekly team lunches, game nights, and events (in‑person and remote)
• Peer recognition via Sprees (redeemable for gift cards or donations) and S.P.R.E.E. Award nominations with potential spot bonus
• Business expense allowance and internet reimbursement
• Family support: parental leave and fertility benefits
• Legal and tax help through RocketLawyer
• Seattle HQ perk: company‑sponsored Orca card for public transit
• High impact, lean team: small teams close to customers, shipping work that matters

Pay

$230‑270k base salary plus equity.

Schedule

Hybrid role: 2 days/week in the Seattle office. Collaboration across US and Bangkok teams occurs during SpreeHours (Monday‑Thursday, 5–7 pm PT / 7–9 am ICT); any SpreeHours worked are taken back as flex time the same week. Outside of SpreeHours, your schedule is yours.