Senior Software Engineer II, Lister

Location: Remote within the US

Department: Engineering

Location Type: REMOTE

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

About the Role

What You’ll Do

• Own the design and delivery of scalable backend services that power the Lister experience, from architecture decisions through production reliability.
• Drive full-stack feature delivery — from Kotlin/Ruby services to TypeScript/React interfaces — in close partnership with product, design, and analytics.
• Shape technical solutions for ambiguous problems, weighing speed against long-term maintainability and making the call.
• Partner with engineering teams across Apartment List to keep solutions consistent and cohesive for both renters and property partners.
• Raise the technical bar for the team through code reviews, pairing, and design discussions — mentoring engineers earlier in their careers.
• Contribute to Lister's technical roadmap, surfacing tradeoffs and opportunities that product and engineering leadership should know about.

What You’ll Bring

Required

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in organizations that prioritize quality, scalability, and performance
• Strong grounding in computer science fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs
• Experience with relational databases and data modeling
• Working proficiency in at least one of Kotlin, Ruby, or TypeScript, with willingness to build fluency in the others
• Experience working across the stack, from backend services through frontend applications
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code, or similar) to speed up real engineering work, with sound judgment about when and how to apply them
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with product managers, designers, and analysts

Nice to Have

• Mentorship experience for other engineers
• Experience with search or recommendation systems
• Experience working in an online marketplace. 
• Familiarity with real-time systems, particularly in the context of optimizing latency and performance

Here's the Pay Range:

• Zone 1: $171,000 - $207,000 TTC (including $154,000 - $182,000 base salary) + equity
• Zone 2: $158,000 - $191,000 TTC (including $142,000 - $168,000 base salary) + equity
• Zone 3: $145,000 - $176,000 TTC (including $130,000 - $155,000 base salary) + equity