Middle Full Stack Developer

About this role

About the Company
HouseIQ is an AI-powered real estate technology startup transforming the way people search for and buy homes. As a small, fast-growing engineering team, HouseIQ offers engineers the opportunity to make a direct impact on the product, work with modern technologies, and take ownership of features from concept to production.
About the Role
HouseIQ is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer with 3–5 years of professional experience who enjoys working across the entire technology stack — frontend, backend, and infrastructure. This is a hands-on role where you will build customer-facing features, backend services, and AI-powered functionality while collaborating closely with Product, Design, Frontend, and AI teams in a startup environment.
The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership from day one, and is excited about building products from 0 to 1. You will work directly with the engineering lead, contributing to engineering best practices and growing your skillset across the full stack. This is not a role where you will be handed perfectly defined tickets — you will help define the work.
Responsibilities

Develop and maintain customer-facing web applications using React and Next.js

Design, build, and maintain backend APIs and services using Python, Node.js (TypeScript), or Go

Integrate frontend applications with backend services and third-party APIs

Work with relational databases, writing and optimizing SQL queries

Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications within AWS cloud environments

Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and internal engineering tooling

Build and integrate AI-powered and LLM-driven product features

Participate in architecture discussions, technical decision-making, and defining engineering best practices

Own projects from design through deployment and production support

Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Frontend, and AI teams throughout the development lifecycle

Required Qualifications

3–5 years of professional software engineering experience

Startup experience — comfortable working with ambiguity and minimal process

Strong experience with JavaScript and TypeScript

Production experience with React and Next.js

Backend development experience with Python, Node.js (TypeScript), or Go — this is a requirement, not optional

Fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms

Experience designing and consuming REST APIs

Strong SQL skills with relational databases

Familiarity with AWS cloud — deployment, monitoring, and operations

Strong English communication skills

Comfortable working Eastern Time Zone hours — daily standup at 11:00 AM New York time

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Next.js App Router, SSG, and ISR

Experience with TanStack Query and Chakra UI

React Native or mobile development experience

PostgreSQL, Redis, or vector databases

Docker and containerized applications

Terraform or Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipeline implementation and production operations

Experience developing AI or LLM-powered applications

Ideal Candidate

Enjoys owning projects from concept through production

Uses AI development tools as part of their daily workflow

Thinks critically and asks good questions before implementing solutions

Values clean, maintainable, and simple engineering solutions

Excited about building AI-first products from 0 to 1 within a startup environment

Comfortable wearing multiple hats and working across engineering disciplines

Tech Stack
React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, Go, AWS, SQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, AI / LLM Integration
Why Join HouseIQ?

Build AI-powered products from the ground up — greenfield projects from day one

High ownership from day one — your work ships and matters immediately

Small, collaborative team working closely with the engineering lead

Mentorship and investment in building up your skillset across the full stack

Direct impact on product direction and business outcomes

Modern technology stack with cutting-edge AI and LLM integration

Distributed team across New York and Costa Rica

Work Setup

100% remote from Costa Rica

Eastern Time Zone hours required

Daily standup at 11:00 AM New York time

Close collaboration with Frontend and AI teams

On-call: currently no formal on-call, though occasional production support may be needed as the product scales

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