Job Description

Title : Software Developer

Department : Product

Reports to : Chief Technical Officer

Location : Scottsdale, Arizona

About Wise Pelican

Wise Pelican is hiring a dedicated Software Developer who will help scale the core of our tech platform by delivering high-quality, high-impact features that our real estate customers love. You'll join a small, fast-moving team of senior operators, working on meaningful problems with no bureaucracy and full ownership of your craft. From system design to shipping code that touches thousands of users, you're going to play a pivotal role in shaping our product's future!

Wise Pelican is an innovative leader in real estate marketing solutions, empowering real estate professionals with cutting-edge tools and services. As a growing company with a global workforce, we foster a dynamic, inclusive work environment that promotes growth, innovation, and collaboration. 

This position is a full time position located in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

What Will You Do? 

• Collaborate across disciplines to define, design, and ship high-quality features

• Architect and build end-to-end systems: RESTful APIs, data models, infrastructure, and UI

• Lead by example in code quality, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and developer ergonomics

• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior and mid-level engineers

• Take ownership of technical outcomes and product direction

• Contribute to Agile team ceremonies like sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives

What Big Things Will You Own? 

At first…

• Take full ownership of one major feature set in our customer portal

• Refactor existing systems for improved performance and scalability

• Collaborate with the CTO and Product team to reduce technical debt

• Establish clean documentation and onboarding guides for our growing engineering org

Once you get your footing…

• Drive long-term architectural improvements across Wise Pelican's platform

• Champion engineering initiatives that improve code health, performance, and developer velocity

• Mentor and coach junior and offshore developers as a technical thought partner

Who Are You?

• 5+ years of experience building fullstack web applications

• Deep experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (TypeScript, React or Next.js, Node.js)

• Experience designing and building REST APIs, integrating with PostgreSQL, and working in AWS

• Solid understanding of CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Docker, and cloud-based microservices

• Clear communicator with a collaborative, product-focused mindset

• Strong debugging skills and an ability to simplify complexity

• A builder at heart—motivated by progress and business impact, not just perfect code

Where Can You Easily Impress Us? 

• Experience with Angular or MongoDB

• Hands-on knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (AWS CDK, Terraform, etc.)

• Exposure to RAG systems, internal developer platforms, or schema-based workflows

• Familiarity with GIS data or mapping tools like Leaflet, Mapbox, or Turf.js

• A killer portfolio or meaningful open-source contributions

What's In It For You? 

• Major Medical Insurance: Working at Wise Pelican gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. And happy people just don't get sick. But…if that does happen, we offer Major Medical Insurance to assist with life's biggest nuisance.

• Dental & Vision Coverage: An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. Talking dental and vision insurance, of course. No need for revenge when eyes and teeth are insured.

• Paid Time Away: The PTA you want to be involved with. Employees are given 3 weeks of Paid Time Off. Also Sick Time. Also Parental Leave. Also 7 Company Holidays per year. Also-

• Professional Development Stipends : “Pay me what you owe me! Don't act like you forgot! WPBHMM!” -You to Wise Pelican about fronting the bill on your professional development needs.

• 401(k) at tenure milestone : We hope you'll want to stop working here one day. This should help.

• Compensation : This role is currently benchmarked by industry standards and ranges from $110,000-$140,000 . Offered compensation is based on merit and relevant qualifications. 

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