Apprentice, Software Engineering

About the Role

We’re transforming property tech! Purchasing Platform Inc. is a next‑generation marketplace serving the property management sector. Leveraging market knowledge and tech savvy, we revolutionize the procurement of products and services across the sector. By centralizing procurement, our software brings stronger corporate controls and greater spend visibility to portfolio operators of all sizes.

• Write clean, well‑tested code in Ruby and JavaScript/Type Script alongside our engineering team.
• Build and ship product features end‑to‑end – from scoping and implementation through deployment and monitoring.
• Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Debug and improve existing systems, reducing technical debt and fragile manual workarounds.
• Build AI‑powered features and workflows using LLM APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.) in our existing stack.
• Connect internal and third‑party tools via APIs and integrations (CRMs, project trackers, databases).
• Partner cross‑functionally with Sales, Ops, and Product to identify and automate high‑impact manual processes.
• Document integration patterns, experiments, and results clearly for the wider team.

• Working knowledge of Ruby or JavaScript/Type Script – you’ve built something real with at least one of them.
• Familiarity with web development fundamentals: REST APIs, databases, version control with Git.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one LLM API or AI framework – you’ve integrated AI into a project.
• Strong communicator – you can explain what you built, why it matters, and what comes next.
• High ownership mindset – you surface issues proactively and follow through without being chased.

• Languages:
  
  Ruby, JavaScript / Type Script
• AI APIs & frameworks:
  Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Lang Chain
• Automation & integrations: REST APIs, webhooks, Zapier, Make (Integromat)
• Data:
  Postgre
  
  SQL, Supabase, Redis
• Dev tooling:
  Git / Git Hub, VS Code, CI/CD via Git Hub Actions
• Collaboration:
  
  Slack, Notion, Linear

Paid apprenticeship – $30–$35 an hour, part‑time (20 hrs/week) with a defined path to full‑time Software Engineer.

• Competitive hourly pay – this is a paid apprenticeship.
• Direct mentorship from engineers working across our full product stack.
• Real ownership of features and automations that ship to production.
• A portfolio of shipped code and live integrations you can point to.
• A defined path to a full‑time Software Engineer role.

We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.