Head of Consumer Engineering — Multi-Brand Platforms

Compass; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Participation in incentive programs

Paid vacation, holidays, sick time,Par

Paid vacation, holidays, sick time,par

Medical, tele-health, dental andVision

401(k) plan

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Commuter program

Life and disability insurance

Maven (support for new parents)

Carrot (fertility benefits)

UrbanSitter (caregiver referral)

Employee Assistance Program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Compass is seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead consumer-facing web and mobile experiences across nine brands. You will build and scale a multi-brand platform, partner with executive leadership, and shape how teams are organized for impact.

You will drive technical strategy, SEO, performance, and AI-enabled improvements while mentoring managers and senior engineers to ensure reliable, accessible experiences for millions of users worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering leadership, including 6+ years leading managers.
• 12+ years in software engineering with consumer web/mobile experience.
• Proficient with modern web/mobile architecture and multi-brand platforms.
• Proven record in driving growth via technical SEO, performance, and experimentation.
• Experience translating technical strategy into business outcomes and budgets.
• Leadership with a people-first approach and talent development.
• Nice to have: experience in real estate, marketplaces, or multi-brand consumer businesses.

Responsibilities

• Own the consumer experience technical strategy for brand websites and apps with executive leadership.
• Design pages and experiences to maximize first-click engagement and direct agent connections.
• Scale platform across nine brands and 120 countries without rebuilding basics.
• Set org-wide standards for reliability, performance, and accessibility.
• Make investment decisions across cloud, vendors, and tech debt; manage delivery partners.
• Define and sponsor AI initiatives influencing consumer journeys and engineering workflows.
• Build and develop managers and senior engineers; plan succession for ongoing success.
• Lead through influence, aligning Product, Design, Marketing and engineering leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy & vision

People development

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

AI fluency

Multi-brand leadership

Tools

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Java

Go

Python

AWS

Job description

Compass is seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead consumer-facing web and mobile experiences across nine brands. You will build and scale a multi-brand platform, partner with executive leadership, and shape how teams are organized for impact.

You will drive technical strategy, SEO, performance, and AI-enabled improvements while mentoring managers and senior engineers to ensure reliable, accessible experiences for millions of users worldwide.