{"id":1433814,"url":"https://alion.io/job/rentspree-staff-software-engineer","title":"Staff Software Engineer","company":{"id":10751,"name":"Rentspree","domain":"rentspree.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/rentspree","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Rippling","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Seattle, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":230000,"max":270000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":270000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GraphQL","optional":false},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":false},{"name":"Kotlin","optional":false},{"name":"Node JS","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"React.js","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"Room","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T00:04:12Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T19:43:20Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"About RentSpree\nRenting 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.\nStaff Software Engineer (fullstack/backend focus, consumer products) - Hybrid, Seattle, WA\nRentSpree 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.\nAs 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.\nThis position is hybrid (2 days/week) in our Seattle office.\nWhat You'll Do\nLead end-to-end development of user-facing features across web and backend systems\nChampion back-end architecture, performance, and accessibility best practices\nCollaborate with product managers and designers to translate customer needs into thoughtful, scalable solutions\nDrive technical decision-making and execution on complex initiatives\nContribute to and shape our engineering standards, architecture, and tooling\nMentor other engineers and contribute to the growth of engineering culture and technical excellence\nBalance delivery speed and quality, making pragmatic choices around trade-offs\nHelp evolve our backend infrastructure and testing strategies\nOur job descriptions evolve with our business needs and priorities. Your role may include other tasks, projects, and team support.\nSkills You Bring\n8+ years of professional software development experience, including leadership on high-impact projects\nProven ability to ship production features end-to-end, including frontend UI, APIs, and backend services\nDeep expertise in modern back-end technologies (Java or Kotlin with SpringBoot, Node.js, GraphQL/REST APIs, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, cloud platforms)\nFull-stack fluency, including experience with frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, JavaScript)\nProven ability to drive technical direction and architecture in cross-functional settings across multiple teams\nStrong product sense and empathy for end users\nExperience mentoring engineers and helping grow technical capabilities on a team\nComfortable working in fast-paced, iterative environments with evolving requirements\nBonus Points\nExperience with large-scale infrastructure\nTrack record of delivering consumer-scale web applications\nFamiliarity with experimentation, analytics, and product iteration cycles\nExposure to CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production readiness best practices\nWe are Fueled by our Guiding Principles\nHow we work and who we are comes down to six guiding principles. These are the principles we hire for and hold ourselves to:\nCustomer obsession: Our customers' needs come first. Not eventually, not when it's convenient. Every decision runs through one question: does this make things better for the people who depend on us?\nTake action, forge solutions: When there's a problem, we don't wait for permission to solve it. We move with urgency, think past the obvious fix, and build something that holds.\nBe candid, yet respectful: Say what you think. Name the problem. Challenge the idea. We don't do polite silence, but we also don't do cheap shots. Honest, direct, respectful.\nDisagree, then commit: The best decisions come from real debate. Say what you think, even if it's uncomfortable. Once we decide, we move together.\nBe audacious, learn loudly: Take the big swings our mission demands, treat every outcome as impact or a lesson, and share what you learn openly so the whole company grows stronger.\nStrive for excellence: We don't settle at \"done.\" We ask whether it's right, whether it's better than last time, and whether it's something we'd be proud to put in front of a customer.\nAI Compounds the Work\nAI is a core skill. The people who thrive here are curious, take ownership, and use AI to compound their thinking, not replace it.\nWhy Join Us?\nThe work here is real, the problems are hard, and you'll have teammates who push you to do your best.\nCompensation. $230-270k base.\nEquity. Share in what you help build.\nThe team. Talented colleagues who push you and back you up.\nRoom to grow. Coaching, resources, and development beyond the role you start in.\nHealth coverage from day one. Medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents. HSA/FSA options. Headspace Care+, gym discounts, and more.\nA real plan for your future. Life and disability coverage, plus a SIMPLE IRA with company match.\nFlexible vacation. Take the time you need. We trust you to manage it.\n11 holidays a year, plus 3 recharge days.\nWays to connect. Reimbursed weekly team lunches, game nights, and events. In-person and remote.\nRecognition. 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.\nThe tools to do your best work. Business expense allowance and internet reimbursement.\nFamily support. Parental leave and fertility benefits.\nLegal and tax help. Legal benefits and tax support through RocketLawyer.\nSeattle HQ perk. Company-sponsored Orca card for public transit to and from the office.\nHigh impact, lean team. Small teams, close to customers, shipping work that matters. Your fingerprints are on the product.\nSpreeHours\nRentSpree has teams in the US and Bangkok. Collaboration across that distance requires a shared window: Monday-Thursday, 5-7pm PT / 7-9am ICT. 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.\nReady to Build Something Big?\nIf 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.\nEEO Statement\nRentSpree 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.\nDon't see the right role, but we're the right company?\nWe're always on the lookout for talented people. 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