Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer

David Joseph & Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid work near Penn Station

Competitive salary

Career growth

Job summary

David Joseph & Company is seeking a backend engineer to own and build integrations that connect our AI-native leasing platform to third-party property management systems and bespoke client systems.

You will join customer calls for integration requirements, design robust RESTful integrations, and work with platform teams to scale the system. The role requires 2–5 years in backend engineering, strong Python/FastAPI, and a startup mindset.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong Python and FastAPI skills.
• Experience building third-party API integrations.
• Experience designing REST APIs, data modeling, and webhooks.
• Startup experience with direct, hands-on ownership of your technical work.
• Customer-facing engineering experience.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Based in NYC area; able to work a 3-day hybrid schedule near Penn Station.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrations with property management systems and client systems.
• Joining customer calls to gather integration requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Designing and shipping zero-to-one integrations for enterprise customers with proprietary systems.
• Working closely with the platform and product teams to refactor and scale the system.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

API integrations

Customer-facing

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

REST APIs

Job description

New York City, NY · Hybrid (3 days/week in-office) · Full-time
Compensation: $180,000–$220,000 + equity

About the Company

Our client is an early-stage, venture-backed proptech company building an AI-native, self-service leasing platform that lets renters tour properties on their own schedule while helping property operators save time and cost on every lease. Founded in late 2024, they've already seen strong early traction across tens of thousands of units nationwide, and they're bringing their integration layer in-house as they scale.

Founded 2024 · ~22 people · Industry: Real Estate, AI, Enterprise

The Role

You'll own and build the integrations that connect the platform to third-party property management systems and bespoke client systems. This is a hands-on, customer-facing engineering role: you'll learn complex external systems quickly, scope integration work directly with customers, and take end-to-end ownership of the integration layer.

What you'll be doing

• Building and maintaining integrations with property management systems and custom client systems
• Joining customer calls to gather integration requirements and translating them into technical solutions
• Designing and shipping zero-to-one integrations for enterprise customers with proprietary systems
• Working closely with the platform and product teams to refactor and scale the system

Tech stack: Python, FastAPI, REST APIs

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience as a backend software engineer
• Strong hands-on Python and FastAPI skills
• A track record of building and maintaining third-party API integrations
• Experience designing integrations — REST APIs, data modeling, and webhooks
• Startup experience (roughly seed to Series A, under 50 people) with direct, hands-on ownership of your technical work
• Customer-facing engineering experience
• A BS in Computer Science or an equivalent technical degree
• Based in the NYC area and able to work a 3-day hybrid schedule near Penn Station

Nice to Haves

• Exposure to proptech or property management systems such as Yardi, Entrata, or RealPage
• Experience with agentic AI workflows or LLM tooling

Why Join

• Join a small engineering team where you'll have real ownership and impact from day one
• Help shape the technical foundation of an AI-native product being built from the ground up
• Strong early traction and growth in a large market
• Competitive base salary plus equity

Details

• Location: New York City, NY
• Work policy: Hybrid — 3 days/week in-office near Penn Station
• Compensation: $180,000–$220,000 + equity
• Visa sponsorship: Not available for this role
• Employment type: Full-time