Maintenance Technician

Who We Are

Culdesac is a real estate developer and neighborhood manager of walkable, mixed-use communities designed to embrace a culture of belonging, transportation freedom, and thriving local businesses. We built Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free community built from scratch in the US. Located directly on the light rail in Tempe, Arizona, it is already home to over 350 residents and 23 local businesses, and it will have 1000+ residents desac is the co-developer and tech-enabled property manager.

Learn more about our vision, our product, and how we are changing how people live, work, and move:

Watch An immersive look at life in our car-free neighborhood by Hard Reset

Read Living Car-free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily by The New York Times

Read America's 'First Car-Free Neighborhood' by Dwell

Watch Blueprint for Environmentally Friendly, Car-Free Living on PBS News Hour

Listen to the conversation about designed environments to improve healthspan, mobility, and positive habits
- Ryan Johnson and hall‑of‑fame basketball player Steve Nash on the Good Traffic podcast

We’re headquartered in Tempe, AZ, founded in 2018. CEO Ryan Johnson was on the founding team of Opendoor and has managed property since 2003. Our investors include Khosla Ventures (led OpenAI’s seed round), Lennar (#2 U.S. home builder), Zigg Capital, and Y Combinator.

Culdesac is looking for a Maintenance Technician at Culdesac Tempe. As a Maintenance Technician, you will directly impact the experience of our residents across multiple properties.

You will be responsible for all neighborhood service work—including inventory tracking, warranty management, and comprehensive repairs—leveraging specialized knowledge of major residential appliances to ensure minimal downtime.

You are responsible for landscaping maintenance and irrigation systems, including identifying leaks, adjusting timers, troubleshooting basic irrigation issues, and maintaining outdoor common areas.

You will learn our service operation systems and utilize Entrata as our operating system.

You will prioritize and complete maintenance requests in a timely manner.

You will conduct regular inspections of property and equipment and complete ongoing maintenance to prevent future problems.

You will apply preventative measures to the property to reduce the risk of future problems, such as seasonal HVAC check ups.

You will foster vendor relationships and oversee their work to ensure excellent service for our residents.

You will document, update, and maintain all records to ensure compliance with all local and state laws.

You will maintain professionalism and the company's brand by delivering a quality experience when responding to customer needs and resolving issues.

You will review and respond to Resident Satisfaction Surveys as related to their satisfaction with the maintenance performed in their home.

While this list represents what we are ideally looking for, we encourage you to apply even if your resume includes strengths and experiences that don’t match everything listed here. Your experience is more important to us than a specific # of years of experience, but we expect most to need at least 2-3 years in the industry to gain this knowledge.

You have experience being onsite and managing the day-to-day operations of a community, which includes systems and space for both residential and commercial spaces.

You have maintenance experience in the multi-family or hospitality industry.

You have a do whatever it takes attitude and you are willing to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.

You are available to work a Tuesday through Saturday schedule.

You are available for on-call work for after-hours emergency maintenance.

You bring a scrappy, energetic, 'do whatever it takes' attitude, with the drive to keep our neighborhood running smoothly and tackle problems as they arise.

You are communicative and have experience working cross-functionally with a demonstrated ability to both give and receive constructive feedback.

We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These…