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About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer at Realtor.com®, you will be a technical leader focusing on ambiguous problems, understanding the long-term business needs and impacts of technology decisions. You will help facilitate individuals' home journeys by aligning them with real estate partners and drive the achievement of critical OKRs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery for ambiguous/complex problem spaces within the squad.
• Provide guidance to teams on system architecture and design.
• Develop high-quality, scalable, and reliable solutions.
• Work collaboratively in squads composed of Product Managers, Designers, Analysts, and Engineers.
• Mentor and develop a team of engineers.
• Investigate and prototype technologies for new innovations.
• Be self-directed, take initiative, and drive towards solutions with minimal guidance.
• Utilize AI coding assistants and LLMs proficiently to accelerate development velocity, generate boilerplate, and troubleshoot complex debugging scenarios.
• Integrate AI tooling into the daily workflow to eliminate repetitive tasks.
• Help and guide the team in making the right trade-offs between short-term requirements and long-term business/operational success.
• Provide system-wide view and design guidance to squad members and influence design decisions of other teams.
• Help the team make trade-offs and re-use where possible.
• Work on project ideas with Product Management and engage with customers, stakeholders, and peers.
• Demonstrate an exemplary approach to work and deliver exceptional code submissions.
• Mentor by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, and team planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• 3+ years of experience contributing to architecture and design.
• Experience in building software or interest and ability to learn in the Realtor.com® stack of Python (FastAPI, Pydantic, Numpy, Pandas) and React.
• Experience with database systems and AWS knowledge preferred.
• Experience delivering high value to customers quickly, 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).
• Critical judgment to verify AI-generated outputs for security, performance, and accuracy.

Skills

• Python
• FastAPI
• Pydantic
• Numpy
• Pandas
• React
• Database systems
• AWS
• System design
• Software engineering best practices
• AI coding assistants
• LLMs

Location

• Austin headquarters

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8+ years of experience in software development
• 3+ years of experience contributing to architecture and design

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
• Family forming benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degree and non-degreed programs
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location

About the Company

• Realtor.com® is recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, with over 25 years of experience in online real estate.
• The company connects buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance.
• Realtor.com® makes a significant impact on the real estate industry and provides a user experience that is easy to use, understand, and make decisions.
• The company's mission is to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.

Equal Opportunity

• Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.