Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.
Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.
The Role
As a key technical influencer, you will contribute across all stages of the software development lifecycle. Your leadership and collaboration skills will drive impactful, cross-organization initiatives, delivering industry-leading solutions. You’ll play a pivotal role in designing and implementing innovative systems that empower individuals on their home-buying, selling, or renting journey.
Top Reasons to Apply
- Build services that handle 7 million+ requests per day, driving consumer experiences on our web and mobile products.
- See your work make a difference—your team’s features will directly help people find their perfect home.
- Be part of an exciting transformation as we break down a monolith into scalable GraphQL microservices for long-term growth.
What you'll do:
- Lead engineering teams in delivering scalable backend services than can handle over 100k request per second through Agile incremental development.
- Partner with technical leads and product managers to define a clear technical roadmap and uphold the architectural integrity of Realtor.com products.
- Drive continuous improvement by optimizing tools to accelerate experimentation and value delivery.
- Foster a culture of integrity, trust, quality, and ongoing improvement.
- Inspire and energize the team, rallying them to execute a range of organizational initiatives successfully.
How we work:
We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.
What you'll bring:
- At least 1 year of experience leading software engineering teams in a technology-driven organization.
- Proven focus on delivering results and outcomes, with a strong understanding of the value of rapidly shipping code and iterating based on feedback.
- Exceptional ability to coach and mentor engineers, fostering skill development and career growth.
- Knowledge of scalable backend architectures (e.g. Kafka), modern tech stacks (e.g. Python, React), cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP), and Agile development methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with high-level system design and familiarity with best practices and design patterns.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
How we Reward you:
Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to:
- 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 degreed and non-degreed programs
- 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
- Free snacks and refreshments in each office location
Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®
Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.
Diversity is important to us, therefore, 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. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
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