The Principal Product Engineer will lead product development, bridging engineering and product needs, ensuring high standards and mentorship within the engineering team while building scalable solutions.
Principal Product Engineer- HelloDataGrace Hill is looking for an experienced Principal Product Engineer to focus on our HelloData product, an automated multifamily market analysis platform that leverages daily data updates from hundreds of thousands of property websites and listing sites to drive apartment pricing and investment decisions. If you’re passionate about changing the game in multifamily real estate and thrive in a high-growth, high-reward environment, we invite you to be a part of our journey!
Position Overview
We are looking for a Principal Product Engineer who is, effectively, a full-stack architect on steroids. Our ideal candidate would be a builder at heart who has taken products from 0 to 1, handling everything from database design and serverless architecture to the frontend UI, who is ready to apply that expertise to a platform operating at massive scale.
This role is for a pragmatic leader who sits at the intersection of engineering and product. You will serve as the technical anchor for a small team of talented full-stack engineers, driving high coding standards and architectural decisions while translating complex product requirements into shipping code.
You will take ownership of a sophisticated codebase, bridging the gap between business strategy and technical execution. If you thrive on end-to-end ownership, building the backend, configuring the cloud infrastructure, and polishing the user experience, this is your opportunity to define the future of a major revenue-generating platform.
Responsibilities
Core Requirements
The Stack
Salary range: $175,000- $250,000 + Bonus
Grace Hill offers a robust suite of benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K, PTO, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.
About Us
Grace Hill provides industry-leading SaaS technology solutions designed to make a positive impact in real estate and improve the lives of people where they work and live. Harnessing years of real estate experience and the understanding that people are better together, Grace Hill helps owners and operators increase property performance, reduce operating risk and grow top talent. More than 500,000 professionals from over 1,700 companies rely on Grace Hill’s talent performance solutions covering policy, training, assessment, survey, and data-driven insights. Visit us at gracehill.com or on LinkedIn
Our HelloData product solves complex data problems for the multifamily industry, utilizing automated pipelines and AI to provide real-time market insights for the nation's top managers, developers, and investors. Our platform is trusted by the industry’s largest operators to help optimize rents, underwrite operating expenses, and grow NOI with its highly accurate data and user-friendly interface. Since being acquired by Grace Hill in April 2025, HelloData has continued to accelerate at an unbelievable rate, growing ARR by over 300% in 2025 alone and on track for a record-breaking 2026. We combine the agility and innovation of a high-growth startup with the stability and resources of an established enterprise, making us the gold standard in multifamily data analytics.
Position Overview
We are looking for a Principal Product Engineer who is, effectively, a full-stack architect on steroids. Our ideal candidate would be a builder at heart who has taken products from 0 to 1, handling everything from database design and serverless architecture to the frontend UI, who is ready to apply that expertise to a platform operating at massive scale.
This role is for a pragmatic leader who sits at the intersection of engineering and product. You will serve as the technical anchor for a small team of talented full-stack engineers, driving high coding standards and architectural decisions while translating complex product requirements into shipping code.
You will take ownership of a sophisticated codebase, bridging the gap between business strategy and technical execution. If you thrive on end-to-end ownership, building the backend, configuring the cloud infrastructure, and polishing the user experience, this is your opportunity to define the future of a major revenue-generating platform.
Responsibilities
- Bridge Product & Engineering: Work directly with the product team to translate high-level business goals into concrete technical architectures and executable roadmaps.
- End-to-End Execution: Own features entirely. You will write code that spans the full stack, from database schemas and serverless functions to client-side logic and UI components.
- Technical Stewardship: Inherit and evolve a high-velocity codebase. You will drive the standards for code quality, testing, and deployment, ensuring the platform scales reliably as our user base continues to grow.
- Mentorship: Act as a force multiplier for the engineering team. You will lead by example, conducting code reviews and mentoring engineers to help them solve hard problems effectively.
Core Requirements
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
- 5-10+ yrs relevant experience.
- Experience building SaaS products for early stage/start-up orgs
The Stack
- Node.js & TypeScript: You have expert-level understanding of Node.js and TypeScript. You don’t just write functions; you architect scalable, type-safe backends that are easy to maintain and test.
- Vue.js (Options API): You have deep experience building complex, responsive frontends using Vue 3. You are specifically comfortable working with the Options API, managing state, and building performant UIs that delight users without over-engineering.
- Database Design (PostgreSQL): You are proficient in PostgreSQL schema design, indexing, and query optimization. You understand data integrity and can manage complex migrations in a production environment.
- GCP & Serverless: You have extensive experience deploying and managing infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform. You are comfortable with serverless architectures (Cloud Functions, Cloud Run) and know how to debug production issues in a distributed system.
- System Integration & Automation: You are an expert at gluing systems together. You have deep experience working with third-party APIs (HubSpot, Stripe, Auth0) to automate internal operations, sync data, and streamline business workflows.
- 0-to-1 Builder: You have a proven track record of building and launching full-stack products from scratch. You understand the entire lifecycle, from git init to production deployment.
- Product Fluency: You can translate vague business requirements into concrete technical specs. You sit comfortably between engineering and product, ensuring that what we build solves the right business problems.
- High Standards: You have a strong opinion on what good looks like in a codebase and the leadership skills to bring a team up to that level through code reviews and mentorship.
- Experience in PropTech or Real Estate data.
- Experience building internal tools or Revenue Ops automation that support sales/CS teams.
- Experience with Stripe, Hubspot, Auth0
Salary range: $175,000- $250,000 + Bonus
Grace Hill offers a robust suite of benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K, PTO, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.
About Us
Grace Hill provides industry-leading SaaS technology solutions designed to make a positive impact in real estate and improve the lives of people where they work and live. Harnessing years of real estate experience and the understanding that people are better together, Grace Hill helps owners and operators increase property performance, reduce operating risk and grow top talent. More than 500,000 professionals from over 1,700 companies rely on Grace Hill’s talent performance solutions covering policy, training, assessment, survey, and data-driven insights. Visit us at gracehill.com or on LinkedIn
Our HelloData product solves complex data problems for the multifamily industry, utilizing automated pipelines and AI to provide real-time market insights for the nation's top managers, developers, and investors. Our platform is trusted by the industry’s largest operators to help optimize rents, underwrite operating expenses, and grow NOI with its highly accurate data and user-friendly interface. Since being acquired by Grace Hill in April 2025, HelloData has continued to accelerate at an unbelievable rate, growing ARR by over 300% in 2025 alone and on track for a record-breaking 2026. We combine the agility and innovation of a high-growth startup with the stability and resources of an established enterprise, making us the gold standard in multifamily data analytics.
Top Skills
APIs
GCP
Node.js
Postgres
Serverless
Typescript
Vue
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