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Perchwell · 2 days ago

Staff Software Engineer - Backend (Platform)

positionUtica-Rome Area
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$160K/yr - $235K/yr
date10+ years exp

Perchwell is a modern real estate listings platform focused on enhancing agent collaboration and efficiency. The Staff Software Engineer will architect the next generation of the platform, designing scalable APIs and services while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver strategic technical initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Architect and develop the next-generation data platform. Design a system for high-throughput data and event-driven services
Design scalable APIs and services. Implement authentication/authorization solutions as well as core service domains like geospatial and search
Build and maintain reliable and performant infrastructure. Utilize Kubernetes, Cloud services, and other tools to drive observability best practices
Work with cross-functional teams to deliver strategic technical initiatives. Collaborate with others in Engineering, Product and Data to achieve our goals of building a unified data platform

Qualification

Backend servicesKubernetesCloud platformsAPI developmentDistributed systemsFrontend technologiesDatabase integrationObservabilityCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

10+ years of software development experience, primarily focused on backend services, with comfort working on frontend technologies
Expertise in distributed systems and designing scalable services on Kubernetes
Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP) and message passing architectures (Kafka, Red Panda, gRPC/protobufs)
Advanced backend service and API development skills using modern programming languages (Python, Golang, Rust, Ruby)
Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals: modularity, scalability, and separation of concerns
Experience with frontend technologies, including Typescript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS, and React
Proven ability to design and implement solutions using various database types (relational, columnar, document, vector)
Skilled at integrating observability and performance monitoring into all aspects of system design
Ability to work across service, database, and infrastructure boundaries to address design and performance challenges

Benefits

Flexible PTO, plus 10 paid company holidays
401K with a company match
Medical, dental, and vision plans
HSA and FSA options
Commuter benefits
Parental leave
Company-wide onsite or offsite each year
Beautiful office in Soho, Manhattan with a stocked kitchen, catered breakfast and lunch once per week, happy hours and meet-ups

Company

Perchwell

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Perchwell is the premier technology platform for residential real estate
dateFounded in 2015
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.perchwell.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$40M
Key Investors
Lux CapitalFounders Fund
2024-07-30Series B· $25M
2021-12-08Series A· $15M

Leadership Team

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Brendan Fairbanks
Founder / CEO
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Recent News

PR Newswire
Baldwin REALTORS® Selects Perchwell as New MLS Technology Platform
2025-09-12
HousingWire.com
Perchwell adds two leaders to its technology team
2025-07-11
PR Newswire
Perchwell Announces Technology Leadership Hires to Accelerate Real Estate Modernization
2025-07-10
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