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Job description
Help reinvent how housing gets designed, permitted, and built in America.
Cedar is building the operating system for urban housing delivery. We combine architectural expertise with software, automation, and data systems to dramatically accelerate how projects move from land acquisition to approved designs and construction. The result: faster timelines, higher quality, lower risk, and more housing in the cities that need it most.
Our team blends architects, engineers, and product builders. We design real buildings — and we build the software systems that make great architecture scalable.
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help architect and build the core platform that powers Cedar’s automation, decision‑making, and delivery workflows. You’ll own meaningful systems end-to-end and work closely with architects and product leaders to translate real‑world constraints into scalable software.
This is not a narrow feature role. You’ll be shaping foundational architecture, data models, and developer workflows that compound across every project.
You’ll collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, product, and operations teams.
We strongly prefer candidates who can share recent solo‑developed projects or meaningful open source contributions. It gives us a clear signal of how you think and build, and lets us skip the usual technical interview gauntlet.
What You’ll Do
Design and build core platform services, APIs, and internal tools
Own systems end-to-end: architecture, implementation, reliability, and iteration
Translate complex domain logic (zoning, design constraints, workflows) into robust software abstractions
Leverage AI tools to increase development velocity and iterate quickly on new and existing features
Improve performance, scalability, and developer velocity
Partner with architects and product teams to operationalize domain expertise into software
Evaluate and adopt the latest AI development tools, and translate what works into standards and practices for a growing team
Ship continuously in a fast‑moving product environment
Who You Are
Strong systems thinker with high engineering judgment
Comfortable owning ambiguous problems and driving them to clarity
Motivated by building platforms, not just features
Excited to work close to real‑world constraints and users
High bar for code quality, reliability, and maintainability
Collaborative, pragmatic, and outcome‑driven
Qualifications
3+ years of professional software engineering experience (flexible for exceptional candidates)
Experience designing and operating production systems
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js; experience with Next.js and React a plus
Familiarity with PostgreSQL and relational data modeling
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), APIs, and data pipelines
Ability to reason about system architecture, performance, and trade-offs
Bonus: experience with distributed systems, developer platforms, or applied ML
Nice to Have
Experience with AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) software, BIM tools, or CAD systems
Familiarity with geometric modeling, computational geometry, or parametric design
Background working with regulatory or compliance data (zoning codes, building codes, permitting)
Experience building knowledge graphs, rule engines, or constraint‑solving systems
Exposure to Revit, IFC, or other building information modeling formats
Interest in how physical systems get represented and manipulated in software
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive salary
Meaningful equity ownership
Healthcare, dental, and vision
Opportunity to shape a foundational platform from early stage
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Worksite address
san diego, CA, 92189, US
Who can apply
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