Lead Developer (Javascript, Typescript, React)

Lead Developer (Javascript, Typescript, React)

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

Tech Stack

Backend AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway)

Frontend React, Gatsby

Database & Data Processing PostgreSQL (scalable DB design)

Integrations RESTful & GraphQL APIs, Webhooks, OAuth2, Finix, Stripe, Cash App, PayPal, Auth0

Infrastructure & Deployment GitLab CI/CD

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