Greystar · 21 hours ago
Sr Backend Engineer
North Carolina, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expGreystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. The Senior Backend Engineer will design, build, and scale APIs and services that power Greystar's products, lead technical design, and mentor teammates.
Property ManagementPropTech
Hiring Manager
Brittney Barney
Responsibilities
Architect, implement, and maintain backend services
Design clean, well-documented REST/GraphQL APIs and data models that serve our web application
Own service reliability including comprehensive testing, observability, performance, and incident response
Collaborate with Product/Design to break down problems and deliver iteratively
Lead code reviews, author technical docs, and mentor engineers
Drive technical decisions on architecture, tooling, and best practices
Qualification
Required
6–8+ years of backend engineering experience in production environments
Strong proficiency in Typescript/Next.js or equivalent experience in Python, Go, Java, etc
Deep experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred, MySQL) including query optimization and schema design
Experience with caching strategies (Redis) and message queuing systems (Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ)
Proven track record with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker preferred, Kubernetes)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
Experience designing secure APIs and with service reliance patterns
Preferred
Experience with real-time communication/WebSockets
Takes initiative and drives projects from conception to completion
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
Background in investment management or multifamily real estate
Benefits
Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.
Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.
For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.
6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).
401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
Employee Assistance Program.
Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.
Charitable giving program and benefits.
Benefits offered for full-time employees.
Company
Greystar
Greystar provides services in the multifamily real estate businesses.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$326.8MKey Investors
Capital SquareFirst Horizon Bank
2023-11-13Debt Financing· $76.5M
2023-06-08Debt Financing· $49.3M
2017-10-17Debt Financing· $201M
Leadership Team
Bob Faith
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Derek Ramsey
CFO
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