Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven News Platform

News Corporation; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Realtor.com is seeking a Sr. Backend Software Engineer — News & Insights (T3) to own backend services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, partnering with frontend and WordPress content partners.

You will drive AI-powered local content platform initiatives, design scalable Node.js microservices, and ensure performance, observability, and secure coding practices.

Join a small, high-impact team delivering high-scale features for millions of readers and trusted real estate insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering with strong backend ownership.
• Backend stack: Node.js with JavaScript/TypeScript on server.
• CI/CD, containers, AWS, and monitoring/logging experience.
• GraphQL schemas, persisted queries, REST APIs.
• Caching, CDN/edge caching for high-traffic platforms.
• Testing: unit, integration, end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Own design and scale Node.js microservices and GraphQL APIs.
• Lead AI-powered local content platform integration.
• Manage multi-layer caching and ensure data freshness.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and AWS infrastructure.
• Collaborate with product, newsroom, and frontend teams.
• Provide architectural guidance at Senior level.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

AWS

CI/CD

GraphQL

REST APIs

Caching

Testing

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GraphQL

REST

Node.js

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Realtor.com is seeking a Sr. Backend Software Engineer — News & Insights (T3) to own backend services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, partnering with frontend and WordPress content partners.

You will drive AI-powered local content platform initiatives, design scalable Node.js microservices, and ensure performance, observability, and secure coding practices.

Join a small, high-impact team delivering high-scale features for millions of readers and trusted real estate insights.