Sweden's largest residential property marketplace with tens of millions monthly visits
Hemnet operates Sweden's dominant real-estate platform, handling tens of millions of monthly visits across web and mobile. The engineering org is actively migrating from a monolith to service-oriented architecture while building agent-focused financial and data tools—a shift visible in the stack (Node.js, Nest.js, GraphQL alongside Ruby) and the current project roadmap emphasizing internal workflow automation and agentic systems. Hiring velocity is accelerating with a senior-weighted engineering bias, suggesting they're de-risking the architectural transition.
Hemnet is Sweden's number-one property marketplace, founded in 1998 and publicly traded. The platform connects home sellers and buyers, with sellers relying on Hemnet as their first choice to reach prospective purchasers at scale. The company operates from Stockholm with around 150 employees. Beyond core listing search, the product now spans mobile apps (iOS, Android) and emerging tools for real-estate agents, including financial solutions and data analytics. The platform's scale—tens of millions of visits monthly and ranked fifth among all Swedish web properties by reach—underpins both brand strength and infrastructure demands.
Core stack includes Ruby, React, Node.js, Nest.js, TypeScript, Next.js, GraphQL, Go, and Python. Front-end spans web (React, Next.js) and iOS/Android native apps. Backend uses Node.js, Nest.js, and Go for services; GraphQL for APIs.
Current projects include service-oriented architecture migration, financial solutions and data tools for real-estate agents, agentic systems integration, internal workflow automation, and enhanced search and contact-flow features for agents.
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