Lead Product Engineer - MavenAI

ApartmentIQ is a growing company building advanced operating systems for multifamily real estate. The Lead Product Engineer will lead a new team to integrate data insights with automated marketing workflows, ensuring accurate and real-time information for renters while reducing manual tasks for property managers.

Responsibilities:

• Building & Shipping (~50%)
• Hands-on architecture and coding across Rails backends, data pipelines, and React frontends
• Design end-to-end flows where real-time market data triggers concrete actions: social posting, listing updates, availability syndication
• Own the full stack: the unified interface (React + Tailwind), the API layer (Rails), and the data integrations that power them
• Use product analytics, usage data, and direct customer feedback to decide what to build next — not just how to build it
• Champion AI-assisted development (Claude Code, automated testing, AI code review) as force multipliers for the team
• Product Strategy & Customer Impact (~30%)
• Co-own the roadmap in Linear with your PM and designer, balancing customer impact, technical debt, and strategic bets
• Participate in customer conversations to understand property manager workflows and pain points firsthand
• Define problems — not just solve well-defined ones. Translate ambiguous customer needs into concrete, shippable features
• Measure the impact of what you ship: set success metrics, instrument features, and iterate based on real-world results
• Partner with Data Science to ensure data freshness and accuracy — renters rely on this data being correct
• Team Leadership (~20%)
• Lead and grow a team of four engineers. Conduct 1:1s, code reviews, and career development conversations
• Help hire two new engineers who share this product-minded approach
• Foster a culture of psychological safety, technical rigor, and ownership — where engineers understand the “why” behind their work
• Implement automated quality pipelines (style, security, pattern matching) so human review focuses on architecture and product logic

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience shipping data-intensive B2B SaaS, with 2+ years in a Lead or Manager role
• A track record of owning product outcomes, not just executing on tickets. You've made tradeoff decisions about what to build, not only how
• Rails & React Expertise: Deep experience with Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq, and modern React/Tailwind frontends. You know how to build systems that scale
• AI-Curious & Tool-Savvy: You see AI-assisted development as a natural evolution of how great software gets built. You have experience (or a genuine enthusiasm) for workflows where AI handles testing and first-pass code reviews
• Data Fluency: Proficiency with data storage patterns and an understanding of data ingestion workflows
• Pragmatic Agility: You are comfortable writing specs in Linear one minute and debugging a background job the next. You value shipping working code over theoretical perfection
• High EQ: You are a collaborative leader who can bridge the gap between technical engineering and product vision