Junior Software Engineer

Renterra; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Renterra, located in Chicago, is searching for a dynamic software engineer to lead innovative projects in a hybrid work environment. This role emphasizes collaboration and customer-centric development, with a tech stack including TypeScript, Next.js, and React.

The ideal candidate is someone who loves to build and is eager to utilize AI tools to enhance product experiences. If you are looking to contribute to meaningful projects and deliver real value, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development with strong TypeScript skills.
• Ability to work closely with product and support teams.
• Experience with modern web engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to new software projects from scratch.
• Collaborate with teams to solve problems effectively.
• Integrate user feedback to enhance product offerings.

Skills

AI tools usage

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Curiosity and energy

Tools

GitHub

MaterialUI

Tailwind CSS

Planetscale (MySQL)

Job description

Renterra is a Series A–backed SaaS company modernizing the $100B+ heavy equipment rental industry. We’ve built an end-to-end platform that helps rental businesses run smarter — spanning operations, payments, marketing, and accounting integrations and so much more.

This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, with regular in-office collaboration and flexibility for focused remote work.

How we work:

We value velocity and efficiency through fast iteration cycles. Our lean team doesn’t sit on ceremony – build times, deployments, and meetings are all streamlined so we can deliver the most effective solutions to our customers.

What you’ll do:

• Design, Build and Innovate: Lead and contribute to greenfield projects, develop new features and products from scratch.

• Collaborate Closely: Engineering is a team effort; we produce our best work together. Work closely with our product and support teams to ensure we are solving the right problems

• Customer-Centric Development: Have high empathy for our users, consistently seek feedback and iterate on our products to improve their experience. (We go on-site on with customers to see our software in use first-hand)

• Business-Minded Decision Making: Make daily decisions on when we should invest in more sound architecture, leverage vendors and integrations or cut corners and scope to deliver functionality to our customers.

• Optimize and Deliver: Participate in a lean and fast-moving development process that is consistently iterated and improved upon.

What we’re looking for:

• You’re AI-forward - you actively use AI tools to accelerate development, and you’re excited to integrate AI into product experiences when it meaningfully improves outcomes.

• You love building - and you’re energized by shipping real product into the hands of real customers.

• You’re fluent in TypeScript and modern web engineering - comfortable with our core technologies (see below) and excited to push the boundaries of what great product experiences can be.

• You bring curiosity and energy every day - eager to ship, get feedback, and level up quickly as you grow with the team.

Tech Stack:

• Typescript

• Next.js / Vercel

• Planetscale (MySQL)

• React

• Tailwind CSS

• MaterialUI

• GitHub