Staff Systems Engineer

Compass•Boston, MA

11d•$125,000 - $155,000

About The Position

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients. Overview Compass is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Staff Systems Engineer to join our Enterprise Technology team within the broader Product & Engineering organization. As Compass continues to scale, we need a technical leader who can define, evolve, and guide the architecture of our enterprise systems—ensuring scalability, interoperability, and efficiency across the platforms that power our business operations. Position Overview The Staff Systems Engineer will drive the design and strategic evolution of Compass’s enterprise systems ecosystem, spanning finance, people, and business operations technologies. This role will play a pivotal part in systems modernization, governance, and the enablement of AI-driven productivity across ERP, HCM, CRM, and collaboration platforms. You’ll partner closely with leaders across business, IT, and engineering to define architectural standards, evaluate emerging technologies, and ensure systems operate cohesively to support Compass’s growth. This is a hands-on, high-impact role that blends technical leadership, architecture strategy, and practical implementation.

Requirements

10+ years of experience designing and leading enterprise systems architectures across complex, distributed organizations.
Strong understanding of ERP, HCM, CRM, and collaboration ecosystems (e.g., Oracle ERP, Workday, Salesforce, Google Workspace, Jira, Slack).
Proven experience developing and implementing architecture standards and governance frameworks.
Technical expertise in API integration and workflow automation with a focus on scalability and automation.
Experience supporting M&A technology integrations, including discovery, transition planning, and post-acquisition alignment.
Demonstrated ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on technical execution.
Excellent communication skills, capable of bridging technical and business discussions across all levels of the organization.
Familiarity with AI-enabled enterprise productivity tools (Copilot, Gemini, Glean) and interest in emerging technologies that drive efficiency and innovation.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing or managing enterprise-scale architectures in global or multi-entity organizations.
Background in cloud-based and hybrid architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Prior involvement in enterprise system transformations at scale.
Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Oracle ERP Architect a plus.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the enterprise systems architecture roadmap, ensuring alignment with Compass’s strategic and operational priorities.
Evaluate and modernize Compass’s enterprise application landscape—including Oracle ERP, Workday, Salesforce, and Google Workspace—to improve scalability, security, and interoperability.
Drive architecture design and governance for ERP, HCM, CRM, and integration platforms, ensuring consistent standards and performance across systems.
Lead process automation enablement by designing system architectures that support Agentic AI platforms such as Gemini, Copilot, and Glean, ensuring ethical and scalable adoption.
Establish and oversee architecture governance frameworks, including integration standards, data flow design, and change control processes.
Partner with Security, Infrastructure, and Data teams to ensure systems meet compliance, privacy, and performance requirements.
Support M&A integrations, guiding system assessments, data mapping, and platform consolidation to unify processes and access.
Mentor engineers, analysts, and system owners on best practices for solution design, data integration, operational excellence, and platform scalability.
Drive workflow automation and efficiency through tools like Workato, Okta, or Zapier, reducing complexity and manual overhead.
Serve as a key technical liaison, translating strategic business objectives into executable architecture and design plans.

Benefits

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).
Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

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