Definition

Full Stack Engineer

Adaptive

Adaptive

Software Engineering
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Jun 3, 2025

What we do

Adaptive is a rapidly growing vertical software company of 40 building an AI-native ERP for real estate and construction. We have grown rapidly to over 500 customers and have raised $26m from Emergence, a16z, and other top funds as well as a collection of angels from companies like Brex, Ramp, Airbase, Square, and Shopify.

Why join us?

Power the local built environment

We serve the small businesses that are building communities across our country. Your favorite local café, the new house on the corner, or the ADUs helping to solve the housing crisis were all built by our customers--those that have lived in their cities for their entire lives and have a true passion for their craft. These are creative, dynamic, skilled individuals who bring neighborhoods to life by conceiving of and constructing environments where people connect and build memories.

Join a world class team

We have built a culture rooted in collaboration and execution - and experience! We have deep backgrounds in finance, technology and construction and a fast-growing customer base. We have the momentum, team, and vision to win in this massive market. We'd love for you to join us.

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Role Summary

Intuitive, user-centered product design is the foundation of our business. Sitting at the intersection of product development, engineering, and customer success, the product design lead will be a critical, early leader at Adaptive - one who shapes our product to their vision. Through their work, the designer will synthesize complex concepts and user-experience demands into product concepts that delight and engage our customers.

Responsibilities

  • Rely on user-centered design to create a product that will reshape the construction industry - from concept to execution

  • Collaborate directly with our team of engineers and product managers to translate product requirements into intuitive solutions

  • Rapidly integrate user feedback into design changes

  • Advocate for product designs, improvements, and workflows based on your granular understanding of our customers and their needs

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience designing beautiful, simple, and intuitive software products

  • Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, product managers, and customer success

  • Demonstrated ability to discover design requirements unique to your customer base

  • Ability to lead and ideate software products and features from scratch

  • Comfortable working in an unstructured, dynamic environment

What we offer

  • Opportunity to join a highly driven and passionate team in the early days

  • Attractive equity package with a commensurate seed-stage salary

  • Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards solving the housing crisis