Staff Software Engineer (BE lean)

About RentSpree

Renting should be faster, fairer, and less stressful than it is. We're the infrastructure that makes that happen. Four million users. 300 real estate company and MLS partnerships. 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.

Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack with backend-focus - Seattle (hybrid)

RentSpree is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead the development of core consumer and business-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 per 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 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 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 backend infrastructure and testing strategies
  
  

Our job descriptions evolve with our business needs and priorities. Your role may include other tasks, projects, and team support.

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 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
  
  

Qualities You Practice

These are the principles we hire for and hold ourselves to:

• Own it end to end. Drive projects from idea to execution. Take pride in the work. Do what it takes.
• Communicate like a teammate. Direct, candid, and respectful. Give feedback well, receive it well, and build trust through transparency.
• Hold a high bar. Think critically. Stay curious. Keep looking for ways to do it better.
• Stay adaptable. Anticipate challenges, take initiative, and bring resourcefulness to whatever comes next.
• Experiment and learn fast. Try things. Learn from what doesn't work. Keep it simple.
• Debate well, commit fully. Push back constructively, contribute your point of view, then align and move together.
• AI is a core skill. Use AI tools to move faster and think sharper.
  
  

SpreeHours

RentSpree has teams in the US and Bangkok. Collaboration across that distance requires a shared window: Monday-Thursday, 5–7pm PT, and shifts to 4-6pm PT during daylight saving.

How often you're in SpreeHours depends on your role, team, and projects. Any SpreeHours you work, you take back as flex time the same week. Outside of SpreeHours, your schedule is yours.

Why Join Us?

The work here is real, the problems are hard, and you'll have teammates who push you to do your best.

• Compensation. $230k-$270k base.
• Equity. Share in what you help build.
• The team. Talented colleagues who push you and back you up.
• Room to grow. Coaching, resources, and development beyond the role you start in.
• Health coverage from day one. Medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents. HSA/FSA options. Headspace Care , gym discounts, and more.
• A real plan for your future. Life and disability coverage, plus a SIMPLE IRA with company match.
• Flexible vacation. Take the time you need. We trust you to manage it.
• 11 holidays a year, plus 3 recharge days.
• Ways to connect. Reimbursed weekly team lunches, game nights, and events. In-person and remote.
• Recognition. Recognize a peer with Sprees (redeemable for gift cards or donations). Nominate someone for a S.P.R.E.E. Award with a potential spot bonus.
• The tools to do your best work. Business expense allowance and internet reimbursement.
• Family support. Parental leave and fertility benefits.
• Legal and tax help. Legal benefits and tax support through RocketLawyer.
• Seattle HQ perk. Company-sponsored Orca card for public transit to and from the office.
• High impact, lean team. Small teams, close to customers, shipping work that matters. Your fingerprints are on the product.
  
  

Ready to Build Something Big?

If you take ownership, move with urgency, and want to work on problems that matter, we'd love to hear from you. You don't need to meet every requirement. If this feels like the right place to do your best work, reach out.

EEO Statement

RentSpree is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. This applies to all employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Hiring decisions are made on qualifications, merit, and business need.