Full Stack Software Engineer

🌐 Location: 100% Remote within the United States

💰Compensation: $140-160k USD/year + Bonus

About Clever

Clever is a venture-backed real estate technology company on a mission to revolutionize the way people buy, sell, and manage real estate. We are at the forefront of innovation, combining cutting-edge technology with deep industry expertise to create seamless, efficient, and transparent real estate experiences. 

We've built the leading online education platform in real estate and earned a 4.9 TrustPilot rating with over 3,800 reviews - helping consumers save over $210 million in real estate fees. If you're excited to play a key role at a company that transforms how people navigate their real estate journey, we’d love to hear from you!

AI Usage

We expect all team members to leverage AI tools as a natural part of their daily workflow — using them to handle routine tasks efficiently so you can spend more of your energy on the work that actually matters: collaborating, problem-solving, and driving strategy.

About the Role

As a Full Stack Software Engineer at Clever, you’ll work closely with our team to develop and maintain efficient and scalable backend systems. You will play an essential role in shaping the future of the Real Estate industry by ensuring the robustness and performance of our platform, delivering a seamless experience for our customers. Our team works with an Agile methodology, encouraging collaboration and adaptability throughout the product life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, maintain, and refactor front and backend systems using Python with Django / Flask / Pyramid in accordance with the team’s established software development lifecycle.
• Take full ownership of complex, cross-functional projects — breaking them into clear workstreams and driving them from kickoff to completion.
• Communicate transparently about architectural and design decisions, bringing teammates along rather than building in a black box.
• Leverage AI coding tools to move faster on implementation, freeing your bandwidth for high-impact engineering decisions, cross-team collaboration, and technical leadership.
• Collaborate with project managers, designers, and fellow engineers throughout the product life cycle.
• Ensure the platform's infrastructure is robust, scalable, and efficient.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement and innovation within the team through participation in forums like architecture reviews and guilds.

Experience

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience with a focus on modern frameworks and scalable architecture
• Proficiency in Python and/or Ruby
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong understanding of Behavior-Driven (BDD).
• Strong understanding of REST. 
• Strong understanding of CSS
• Proficient with database modeling and querying. 
• Proficient with design patterns and when to use or not use them. 
• Ability to break down complex problems and collaborate with others on tradeoffs and alternatives. 
• Strong communication and documentation skills. 

Ideal Experience

• Strong programming skills in Ruby on Rails, Hotwire, Turbo, and Stimulus.
• Experience with other MVC frameworks like Django
• Experience with NextJS, Gatsby, iOS, and/or Android.
• Experience with TailwindCSS or other similar CSS frameworks
• Experience with automated visual testing tools like Selenium or AI-driven testing services.
• Experience with AWS, Heroku, or Vercel.
• Experience with Microservices or “Miniliths.”

Compensation & Additional Information 

• What We Offer
• 💰 Compensation: $140,000-160,000 + Bonus
• 🏥 Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 🌴 Paid Time Off: 18 days of PTO (increases with tenure) plus 10 paid holidays
• 📚 Professional Development: Annual budget for learning and career growth
• 🏝️ Tenure Sabbaticals: Paid sabbaticals to celebrate major milestones
• 🏡 Clever Product Benefit: Exclusive access to Clever homeownership perks
• 🖥️ Work-From-Home Stipend: Support for your remote workspace
• 💼 401(k): Retirement plan administered through Guideline
• 👶 Parental Leave: 6–12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 💙 Wellness Benefits: Free counseling sessions and optional weekly meditation

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Statement: 

Clever Real Estate provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.