# Senior Software Engineer at Just Appraised

- Company: Just Appraised (YC S17)
- What the company does: Just Appraised makes software for local governments. Backed by Y Combinator and Pear VC.
- Company website: https://www.justappraised.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: US / CA / Remote (US; CA)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $120K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-02-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/just-appraised/jobs/KmLmKMP-senior-software-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/just-appraised-senior-software-engineer/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help design and scale the systems behind this platform. You’ll work on a small team with significant ownership over architecture, product direction, and technical decisions. We value engineers who can iterate quickly and care deeply about building high-quality systems. If you enjoy building real systems, solving messy data problems, and shipping software that directly impacts how society runs, come join our team!

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience building production software, with strong proficiency in Java programming
- 5+ years of experience working with and optimizing relational databases (e.g., SQL, PostgreSQL)
- Comfort working across the stack (backend + frontend), with experience in at least one modern frontend framework, preferably React
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar)
- Strong command of API design, data modeling, object-oriented programming, and relational database design principles
- Expertise in version control (e.g., Git), containerization (e.g., Docker), CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), and modern automated testing frameworks

Tags: Engineering