Software Engineer, Staff
About The Position
A Staff Software Engineer at Realtor.com is a technical leader focusing on ambiguous problems. You understand the long-term business needs and impacts of technology decisions. You help the team make the right trade-offs between short-term requirements and the squad's long-term business/operational success. You provide the squad members with a system-wide view and design guidance and influence the other teams' design decisions. You help the team make trade-offs and reuse where possible. You work on project ideas with Product Management and engage with customers, stakeholders, and peers. Your code submissions and approach to work are exemplary. You mentor by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, and team planning. As a Realtor.com's Core Leads team member, you help facilitate individuals' home journeys by aligning them with real estate partners, including Buyer's Agents. Your direct impact will drive the achievement of critical OKRs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 8+ years experience in software development
- 3+ years of experience contributing to architecture and design
- Proficiency in software development or a strong willingness to learn the Realtor.com technology stack, including Python (FastAPI, Pydantic, NumPy, Pandas) and React.
- Experience with Node.js.
- Extensive experience working with both relational and non-relational databases.
- AWS knowledge preferred
- Experience delivering high value to customers quickly and frequently, with regular feedback and support
- Experience with system design and trade-offs between design approaches
- Strong software engineering best practices (e.g., testing, code reviews, documentation).
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery for the squad's ambiguous/complex problem space.
- Guide teams on system architecture and design.
- Develop solutions that are of high quality, scalable, and reliable
- Work collaboratively in squads composed of Product Managers, Designers, Analysts, and Engineers.
- Mentor and develop a team of engineers
- Investigate and prototype technologies that can be leveraged to introduce innovations.
- Be self-directed, take initiative, and drive towards solutions with little guidance.
Benefits
- a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture
- intellectual challenges
- development opportunities you need to grow
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
