Software Engineer

About this role

The RealReal

• Technology - LATAM

Worksite:

Brazil

• Remote

Worksite Location:

Sp

Worksite State:

Sao Paulo

Worksite Address Override:

No

Time Schedule:

Default 5/40

Start/End Date:

07/01/2026 to Open

Total Duation:

0 Days / 0 Weeks

Hours per Day:

8.0

Days per Week:

5

Job Status:

Full Time

Senior Software Engineer - 15007

Job Description:

The RealReal Customer Experience team is seeking a kind, curious,

and highly collaborative Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) who

enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building exceptional

user experiences.

Our team is responsible for creating seamless and compelling

experiences that make it easy for individuals to consign luxury items

with The RealReal. We place a strong emphasis on collaboration,

continuous learning, individual growth, and professional development.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be both a hands-on technical

contributor and a key influencer in shaping our engineering direction.

You will lead and contribute to significant initiatives, mentor fellow

engineers through code reviews and pair programming, and help drive

the evolution of our technology platform.

We are particularly excited to meet candidates who are passionate

about luxury retail, e-commerce, sustainability, and The RealReals

mission of supporting a circular economy for high-end goods.

Skills/Experience:

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, performant, and testable software solutions.
• Build and enhance customer-facing applications that directly support strategic company initiatives.
• Contribute to technical architecture and engineering decisions that shape the future of our platform.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver impactful features.
• Review pull requests and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback to teammates.
• Participate in pair programming and knowledge-sharing activities across the team.
• Deploy production-ready code and support applications throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Continuously learn and explore new technologies, design patterns, and engineering practices.
• Technology Stack
• You will have the opportunity to work with a modern technology stack, including:
• Java
• Kotlin
• TypeScript
• GraphQL
• Kafka
• AWS Lambda
• PostgreSQL
• DynamoDB
• Legacy services are currently built with:
• Ruby on Rails
• Elixir
• React
• Required

Skills

• Required Experience 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java or Kotlin, along with experience
• working in Ruby on Rails environments.
• Expertise in modern JavaScript (ECMAScript), HTML, and

Css.

Experience building applications with React and related

ecosystem tools, including Node.js and npm.

Familiarity with RESTful APIs, Git, TypeScript, IDEs, version

control systems, and deployment tools.

Understanding of event-driven architectures, GraphQL, and

database design fundamentals.

Strong problem-solving skills and a user-centric engineering

mindset.

Interest in retail, e-commerce, luxury consignment,

sustainability, or circular economy business models.

Desired

Skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing or maintaining Kafka-based event streaming solutions.
• Experience working with Elixir.
• Experience decomposing monolithic applications into microservices.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
• What Makes You Successful
• You are curious, adaptable, and continuously seek opportunities to learn.
• You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy mentoring fellow engineers.
• You balance technical excellence with pragmatic decision-making.

You care deeply about delivering value to users through technology.

You are excited by the opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization focused on sustainability and luxury resale.