Posted Mar 5, 2026
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. ##
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. ## What You’ll Need
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. ## Salary Information
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
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