Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Company Description

At Titl, we simplify the real estate process by eliminating paperwork, legal obstacles, and delays associated with buying, owning, or selling a home. Our advanced technology ensures transparency and peace of mind throughout every transaction. We provide a modern and user-friendly way to handle property—designed for today and prepared for future needs.

Role Description

We're seeking an experienced Full-Stack Engineer to join our team working on a sophisticated property data research and report generation platform. This role involves building and maintaining enterprise-grade systems that automate property data extraction from government sources, generate comprehensive property reports, and manage complex business workflows including payments, authentication, and blockchain integration.

What You'll Work On

• Backend Services: Develop and maintain NestJS microservices handling property data scraping, PDF generation, report aggregation, and enterprise account management
• Frontend Applications: Build responsive Next.js applications with complex state management and real-time updates
• Data Pipeline: Work with automated scraping systems using Puppeteer and AI-powered document processing (Google Document AI, OpenAI)
• Integration Development: Implement OAuth flows, Stripe payment processing, webhook handling, and third-party API integrations
• Queue Management: Design and maintain Bull queue systems for background job processing and async workflows
• Blockchain Integration: Work with Polymesh blockchain for property ownership verification and asset tokenization
• Database Design: Create efficient Prisma schemas and optimize PostgreSQL queries for complex property data relationships

Required Technical Skills

Core Stack (Must Have)

• Backend: Advanced proficiency in NestJS with deep understanding of dependency injection, decorators, guards, and service patterns
• Frontend: Expert-level Next.js 14 (App Router) and React with TypeScript
• Database: Strong Prisma ORM experience and PostgreSQL optimization skills
• TypeScript: Production-level TypeScript across full stack
• API Design: RESTful API design, DTOs, validation, and Swagger documentation Infrastructure & DevOps
• Docker: Container orchestration and development environments
• Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Storage, Cloud Run)
• Queue Systems: Bull or similar job queue systems (Redis-backed)
• Monorepo: Experience with pnpm workspaces or similar monorepo tooling Authentication & Payments
• OAuth 2.0: Multi-provider authentication (Google, Facebook, LinkedIn)
• JWT: Token-based authentication and authorization patterns
• Stripe: Payment processing, webhooks, subscription management, and usage-based billing Specialized Skills
• Web Scraping: Puppeteer or similar browser automation tools
• PDF Processing: PDF generation, manipulation, and data extraction
• AI/ML Integration: Experience with AI APIs (OpenAI, Google AI, etc.)
• Background Jobs: Async processing, retry logic, and error handling

Highly Desired Skills

• Blockchain: Polymesh or Ethereum blockchain integration experience
• Document Processing: OCR, document AI, or legal document processing
• Property/Real Estate Domain: Understanding of property records, deeds, liens, title commitments
• Legal Tech: Experience with legal document workflows or compliance systems
• Testing: Jest, testing-library, E2E testing frameworks
• Performance Optimization: Query optimization, caching strategies, lazy loading
• Security: OWASP best practices, rate limiting, encryption

Architecture & Design Requirements

You should be comfortable with:

• Design Patterns: Service-oriented architecture, repository pattern, factory pattern
• Dependency Injection: Understanding NestJS DI container and module system
• Database Relations: Complex multi-tenant data models with proper isolation
• State Management: React Context, server/client component patterns
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling, retry logic, fallback mechanisms, API Security: Rate limiting, API key management, webhook signature verification

Experience Requirements

• 5 years of full-stack development experience
• 3 years with TypeScript in production environments
• 2 years with NestJS or similar enterprise Node.js frameworks
• 2 years with modern React and Next.js
• Experience building production SaaS applications with multi-tenant architecture
• Track record of shipping complex features end-to-end
• Experience with third-party integrations and webhook systems
• Domain Knowledge (Preferred)
• Understanding of property data and real estate records
• Familiarity with government data systems and public records
• Knowledge of legal document structures (deeds, liens, mortgages, title commitments)
• Experience with regulated industries and compliance requirements
• Understanding of Miami-Dade County or similar municipal systems (bonus)

Development Practices

You should have experience with:

• Git workflows: Feature branches, pull requests, code review
• Documentation: Writing clear technical documentation and API specs
• Testing: Unit tests, integration tests, E2E tests
• CI/CD: Automated testing and deployment pipelines
• Agile: Working in iterative development cycles
• Code Quality: ESLint, Prettier, TypeScript strict mode

Problem-Solving Skills

We're looking for someone who can:

• Debug complex distributed systems across multiple services
• Optimize database queries and reduce API response times
• Design scalable architectures for high-volume data processing
• Handle edge cases in automated scraping and data extraction
• Troubleshoot integration issues with third-party services
• Implement robust error handling and monitoring
• Communication & Collaboration
• Clear written communication for documentation and code reviews
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative approach to problem-solving
• Proactive in identifying and addressing technical debt
• Experience mentoring junior developers (preferred)
• Package Manager Note
• This project uses pnpm exclusively for monorepo management. Experience with pnpm workspaces is preferred, but npm/yarn monorepo experience transfers well.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Contributions to open-source projects
• Experience with LangChain or LangGraph for AI orchestration
• FastAPI or Python experience (for AI service integration)
• Understanding of title insurance or property ownership verification
• Experience with Puppeteer clusters and browser farm optimization
• Background in fintech or regulated industries
• Experience with multi-environment deployments (local, staging, production)

Working Style

This role requires:

• Attention to detail when working with legal and financial data
• Systematic approach to debugging complex systems
• Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems
• Comfort with reading and understanding existing codebases
• Pragmatic decision-making balancing speed and quality
• Tech Stack Summary: NestJS • Next.js • TypeScript • Prisma • PostgreSQL • Puppeteer • Bull • OAuth • Stripe • Google Document AI • OpenAI • Docker • GCP • Polymesh • pnpm
• This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging technical problems at the intersection of PropTech, LegalTech, and AI, building systems that handle real-world property data at scale.