Senior Back-end Engineer

At AppWork, we’ve built a simple, user-friendly PropTech platform that modernizes maintenance operations. Our platform brings everything into one easy-to-use platform so property managers, maintenance teams, and residents can all enjoy a smoother, more connected experience.

As a member of the AppWork team, you’ll be helping to build and deliver technology that solves real problems, makes communities run better, and creates happier teams and residents.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on Senior Back-end Engineer to join our growing R&D team. This is an opportunity to have a deep impact on AppWork’s product, technology, and culture through active coding, architectural designing, and solving complex technical challenges. You’ll play a key role in driving technical excellence and fostering a collaborative, high-performance engineering environment that supports our rapid growth and product vision.

What you'll do

• Lead by Example: Dive into the codebase, contribute to architectural design, and tackle complex challenges to ensure scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Build & Optimize: Translate business requirements into robust, maintainable technical solutions while optimizing engineering processes and owning key initiatives.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Product, Design, and other teams to align engineering efforts with strategic objectives and deliver impactful results.

Qualifications

• 
  3+ years of Elixir experience required.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in one or more of the following technologies: Node.js, Python, or Java
• 7+ years of professional experience in software development.
• A passionate builder and active coder with an entrepreneurial mindset - someone who elevates the engineering culture through hands-on excellence.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Deep understanding of high-performance SQL/NoSQL database design and optimization.
• Extensive experience with AWS, including architecting solutions across multiple services.
• Familiarity with message queue technologies (Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, Oban) for building scalable data pipelines.
• Proven experience contributing to scaling R&D teams in fast-paced startup environments.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, with a strong bias for execution, accountability, and delivering quality results.
• Strong ownership mindset and a genuine passion for building exceptional products.

Why Work for AppWork

• Competitive compensation package
• Stock options
• Recognition and rewards programs
• A collaborative, upbeat environment with company events throughout the year