Staff Software Engineer

About RentSpree

RentSpree is the nation's leading home rental software. Our award-winning product suite simplifies the entire rental journey—from applications and screening to payments and lease management. Our mission is to bring transparency, efficiency, and trust to agents, landlords, and renters alike.

With over 3 million users, partnerships with 300+ leading real estate companies and MLS platforms, and nine years of consistent growth, RentSpree is at the forefront of proptech innovation. Our award-winning solutions deliver automation and real-time insights that make renting faster, easier, and more secure for our customers.

RentSpree is a proud Forbes' Best Startup Employer and we were also ranked one of BuiltIn Seattle’s Best Places to Work. As one of the fastest-growing property tech startups in the U.S., we’re looking for talented problem-solvers to contribute meaningful impact as we scale. 

Staff Software Engineer - Seattle (hybrid)

(fullstack with frontend-focus, consumer products) OR (fullstack with backend-focus)

RentSpree is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead the development of core consumer-facing product experiences. In this role, you’ll be responsible for building and evolving high-impact features end-to-end — from backend APIs to polished interfaces — with an emphasis on delivering fast, intuitive, and reliable experiences for our users.

As a technical leader, you’ll help set the architectural direction, lead complex initiatives from idea to delivery, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, design, and engineering teams and leaders to build intuitive, performant, and reliable experiences for millions of users.

This position is hybrid (2 days/week) based in our Seattle office.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end development of user-facing features across web and backend systems
• Champion front-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 our 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 our UI component systems, frontend infrastructure, and testing strategies

Our job descriptions evolve with our business needs and priorities. In addition to the description above, your role may include additional tasks, projects and team support as needed.

Skills You Bring

• 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 front-end technologies (React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js)
• Full-stack fluency, including experience with backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, GraphQL/REST APIs, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, cloud platforms)
• 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 design systems or large-scale UI 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

Qualities You Practice

These encompass our guiding principles and startup culture competencies:

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