Lead Developer (Javascript, Typescript, React)

Occupi; Birmingham (AL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is revolutionizing property management through innovative technology. As a Lead Developer, you'll play a crucial role in designing and optimizing backend integrations, ensuring the platform is fast, reliable, and scalable. This position offers the chance to work with cutting-edge financial APIs and collaborate closely with a dynamic team to enhance system performance and reliability. Enjoy the flexibility of a fully remote work environment while making significant contributions to a rapidly growing platform. If you're ready to lead in a high-impact role and shape the future of property management, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Competitive Salary

Remote Work

Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a team lead role with code review responsibilities.
• 7+ years of backend development experience focusing on API integrations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage APIs for seamless data exchange with third-party platforms.
• Develop services that handle large datasets and high-volume API transactions.

Skills

Backend Development

API Integrations

AWS Services

RESTful APIs

GraphQL APIs

OAuth2

CI/CD Pipelines

Problem-Solving

Tools

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

S3

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Remote | Full-Time

About Occupi

Occupi is modernizing property management by providing an intuitive platform for landlords to manage their property listings, tenants, and payments seamlessly. Our platform integrates directly with property management systems, vendor platforms, and financial services to streamline leasing, automate transactions, and enhance financial inclusivity for property owners and renters.

We’re in growth mode, actively expanding our backend infrastructure, API integrations, and scalability solutions to support more landlords, vendors, and financial partners.

About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Developer to work with our team to design, build, and optimize integrations, while also focusing on high-volume data processing, database scalability, and optimizing backend infrastructure.

This is a high-impact, senior-level role responsible for ensuring Occupi’s backend is fast, reliable, and scalable as we grow. You’ll work with leadership to make strategic decisions about architecting integrations and with the dev team collaboratively to build what you architect. You will work on API integrations with property management systems and vendors, while also building internal backend services to process large datasets, handle concurrent transactions, and scale our data infrastructure efficiently.

What You’ll Do

• Develop & Maintain Integrations → Architect, build, and manage APIs for seamless data exchange between Occupi and third-party platforms (vendor & landlord systems).
• Build Scalable Backend Services → Develop services that handle large datasets, high-volume API transactions, and concurrent data processing.
• Optimize Performance & Scalability → Ensure APIs and backend services are highly performant, scalable, and fault-tolerant under increasing load.
• Work with Financial APIs → Maintain and enhance integrations with Finix, Stripe, Cash App, Paypal, and more
• Ensure Security & Compliance → Implement OAuth, role-based access control (RBAC), and encrypted data handling to meet security and privacy standards.
• Enhance System Reliability → Design robust error handling, monitoring, and retry mechanisms to ensure reliable API transactions and system uptime.
• Collaborate with Vendors & Founding Team → Work closely with vendors, landlords, and internal teams to align backend solutions with business goals.
• Lead Architecture Strategy → Define best practices for API development, system interoperability, data scaling, and backend infrastructure.
• Manage Team Dynamics → Understand technical team’s strengths and weaknesses, review code, and provide feedback to create a better product
• Security & Auth → Auth0 for authentication, RBAC for access control

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years in a team lead role with code review responsibilities
• 7+ years of experience in backend development, with a focus on API integrations and data scalability
• Strong expertise in AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3)
• Experience integrating with property management systems, vendor APIs, and financial services
• Proficiency in building RESTful and GraphQL APIs
• Deep understanding of high-volume transaction processing and scalable database architecture
• Proficiency in OAuth2, authentication flows, and secure API communication
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD or similar)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Bonus Points

• Experience in real estate, fintech, or property management integrations
• Familiarity with ETL pipelines, webhook-driven architectures, and event-driven data flows
• Knowledge of RBAC, data encryption, and financial security compliance
• Enthusiasm for building and scaling backend infrastructure for a rapidly growing platform

Why Join Us?

• Own high-impact integrations that power Occupi’s vendor and landlord network
• Technical Leadership & Growth → Shape the backend architecture and API strategy in a high-growth environment
• Fully Remote → Work from anywhere with a flexible, results-driven culture
• Competitive Salary & Benefits → We offer market-competitive compensation and perks

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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