Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Lister team, you’ll work on the services and user experiences that power how partners list, manage, and succeed on Apartment List. You’ll collaborate with teammates across engineering, product, and design to build high-quality features, improve system reliability, and deliver meaningful impact for renters and partners alike. Here’s what you’ll do as part of the team: Build, test, and maintain backend services and user-facing applications that support lister workflows Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and analysts to translate requirements into working software Contribute across the stack — from backend APIs and services in Kotlin and Ruby to frontend applications in Typescript and React Write clean, production-ready code that is testable, understandable, and accounts for edge cases Work with databases and cloud-based infrastructure to ensure our systems are scalable and reliable Use CI/CD pipelines to deliver timely, automated, and repeatable deployments Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to help raise code quality and share knowledge within the team Here are the skills and experience you’ll need to be successful: 3–5 years of hands-on software engineering experience Experience building full-stack product experiences and backend services Proficiency in at least one of Ruby, Kotlin, or Javascript/Typescript, with a willingness to learn others Familiarity with one or more of the following frameworks: React/NextJS, Ruby on Rails, or Java Spring Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, BigQuery) and experience designing queries and data models Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, design patterns) Attention to detail and ability to implement creative, technically sound solutions Comfortable collaborating and communicating with technical and non-technical teammates 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: $148,000 – $180,000 TTC (including $133,000 – $152,000 base salary) + equity Zone 2: $137,000 – $166,000 TTC (including $123,000 – $149,000 base salary) + equity Zone 3: $126,000 – $153,000 TTC (including $113,000 – $137,000 base salary) + equity This reflects the compensation target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Please note, the compensation details provided do not include benefits and perks that we offer. We also rely on market indicators along with considering your work location, job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive for you. Apartment List will consider paying compensation near the higher of the range in exceptional circumstances, where candidates have the experience, credentials or expertise that would warrant such consideration. It is always our goal to hire exceptional talent and we would be happy to share more about compensation during the hiring process.