Staff Software Engineer

Who We Are

Perchwell is the modern real estate listings platform built for agents to search smarter, collaborate better, and close deals faster. We are building the future of residential real estateʼs critical listings infrastructure: a platform where market  research and client collaboration converge. Our modern architecture enables continuous innovation at a pace legacy systems cannot match, with AI-powered features and mobile-first capabilities designed for how agents actually work. As consumer expectations and technology evolve, Perchwell remains focused on our core vision:  empowering real estate professionals with the most intelligent, data-driven, and connected platform in the industry.

Backed by leading venture capital firms including Lux Capital and Founders Fund, along with strategic partnerships with some of the country's top Multiple Listing Services (MLSs), Perchwell represents the first major new platform to enter the listings technology market in decades. This unique combination of institutional investment and deep industry alignment provides both the resources and market validation needed to transform the multi-trillion dollar residential real estate industry.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer (Front End) who will help define and build the future of our frontend platform. In this foundational greenfield role, you will not only write high-quality code, but also shape the organization’s approach to frontend engineering, establish best practices, and influence frontend strategy across the entire company.

You will partner closely with design, backend, QA, product, and engineering leadership to define technical direction, build scalable and maintainable systems, and mentor engineers at all levels. You’ll be a trusted voice in architectural decisions, and you’ll help the broader team leverage cutting-edge tools and approaches (including AI-augmented development) to deliver best-in-class experiences.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of deep technical expertise, leadership, mentorship, and strategic thinking — someone who enjoys both shipping elegant code and raising the bar for engineering excellence across an organization.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our new frontend platform — setting the foundation for years of future development.

• Drive org-wide frontend best practices, including patterns for maintainability, performance, testing, accessibility, and scalability.

• Mentor and guide engineers across teams — through code reviews, design discussions, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.

• Collaborate with design, product, domain experts, and backend teams to ensure seamless end-to-end experiences, excellent API contracts, and shared patterns.

• Evangelize and operationalize new tools, frameworks, and approaches — including AI-assisted development workflows that accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.

• Define and enforce frontend standards: component libraries, coding conventions, tooling, CI/CD, testing strategy, and performance budgets.

• Troubleshoot and resolve deep architectural challenges, and drive decisions that influence the entire engineering organization.

• Lead cross-team initiatives and technical programs to completion with measurable outcomes and clear impact.

• Champion frontend engineering excellence — including documentation, onboarding, learning, and team rituals around quality and craftsmanship.
  

Required for This Role

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on frontend development, frameworks, and modern tooling.

• Deep expertise in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS, and React.

• Deep understanding of how frontend systems are built, deployed, and operated in production, including infrastructure, caching, API integration patterns, and performance optimization.

• Track record of architecting and delivering large-scale, complex frontend systems with high performance and maintainability.

• Experience defining and implementing frontend best practices for modularity, testing (unit/integration/e2e), component libraries, and performance optimization.

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction, drive engineering initiatives across teams, and align stakeholders on strategy.

• Strong mentoring and leadership capabilities — ability to grow engineers at all levels.

• Excellent communication skills, with a passion for collaboration across functional teams.

• Experience in establishing developer workflows and automation that improve productivity and code quality.
  

Nice to Have

• Experience in greenfield frontend projects or leading major rewrites.

• Familiarity with React Native and cross-platform development patterns, with the ability to shape a mobile strategy and ensure frontend architecture scales across web and native platforms.

• Prior experience with AI-augmented coding tools, smart code generation, or related workflows.

• Background building or scaling design systems, component libraries, or frontend SDKs.

• Contributions to open source or public speaking / community engagement on frontend topics.

• Familiarity with backend API design and integration patterns that support robust frontend apps.

Salary Range

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. Our ranges are based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including skills, job-related knowledge and depth of work experience.

The compensation for this position is $200K-$245K base salary + equity + benefits

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