Staff Software Engineer, AI Nurture

At Apartment List, we’re on a mission to help every renter find a home they love at the best value. As the fastest-growing online rental marketplace, we leverage technology to attract, nurture, and connect renters with properties, making it easier for properties to find their next resident. To date, we’ve helped over 1 million families find their ideal home, and we’re just getting started!
The AI Nurture team uses cutting-edge AI and GenAI technologies to revolutionize the apartment renting experience and engage with millions of renters, bridging the gap between renters and property managers. As a Staff Engineer (SE5)/ Tech Lead on this team, you will be hands-on engineering leader, ensuring efficient delivery of cross-functional projects, tech consolidation, and product initiatives and shaping the future of AI-driven real estate solutions. 
While we are virtual first, given the importance of the collaboration with both US and Israeli based engineering teams, we are only considering candidates in the EST timezone. 
Here’s what you’ll do as part of the team:Leadership and Management:

• Be a facilitator of challenging projects, drive the team towards action, employ analytical decision making through uncertainty
• Manage and oversee the work of other US-based engineers
• Foster a collaborative environment that aligns with AL's culture and practices
• Work closely with Head of AI Nurture(Previously Diffe.rent’s CTO) and Head of Lister Engineering

Project and Technical Oversight:

• Identify paths to move forward - unlock clarity
• Lead both product initiatives and technical health projects
• Drive the consolidation of AIN’s tech stack with AL's broader stack and facilitate AI-Proofing
• Actively participate in engineering leadership forums to represent AIN team’s interests and communicate broader interests back to the AIN team
• 70+% hands on work

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Push and drive action in cross functional projects with both IL and US developers, design, product, and work closely with the AIN IL engineering manager and data science leads
• Coordinate with AL's US-based engineering leaders to ensure alignment and effective collaboration

Here are the skills and experience you’ll need to be successful:
Experience: Software engineer level 5 possessing hands-on full stack capabilities with interest or experience in management rolesStartup experience and mindset 
Skills: Leadership: You are a self-sufficient, natural leader that thrives in uncertainty and are able to push your agenda, align stakeholders and are simply getting things done
Bias towards action: you think long term but want to see immediate results. You use experiments, qualitative and quantitative research to identify impactful business opportunities and establish clear action plans
Strong work ethic: willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done, identifying when going the extra mile is beneficial and following through
Ability to scope out and lead cross-functional projects

• Architecture and design
• Grooming tickets

Experience working in scrum, agile practices
Familiarity with the following technologies

• NodeJS
• Python
• Ruby on rails
• React/NextJS
• DB: MongoDB or equivalent non-relational databases OR Postgres or equivalent relational databases
• Cloud - GCP, AWS or similar
• CI/CD - Jenkins, Github actions or similar

Location: Must be based on the East Coast of the United States to maximize overlap with AIN’s Israel-based team
Nice-to haves:

• Collaborating with Data Science teams
• Global Team Collaboration: Experience working with international teams, with any familiarity with Israeli culture and practices being advantageous
• Hebrew speaker

What’s in it for you:

• An opportunity to be a key player in a dynamic, international R&D environment
• Working on cutting edge AI technologies including generative AI
• A role that provides both technical challenges and leadership opportunities
• A collaborative and supportive work culture focused on innovation and growth
• Being in the center with the highest level of impact in the exciting field of prop-tech
• Awesome working environment with people that genuinely enjoy their craft and one another

Here's the 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: $196,000 - $238,000 TTC (including $170,000