Staff Backend Engineer: AI-Driven, Scalable Systems

Realtor.com; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Flexible Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Free snacks and refreshments

Job summary

Realtor.com is hiring Staff Backend Software Engineers to join our Austin team. You will lead design for ambiguous problems, mentor engineers, and build scalable backend services using Python, FastAPI, and modern cloud platforms.

Collaborate with Product Management, Data Science, and other squads to own architecture decisions, deliver high-quality code, and accelerate development with AI tooling while upholding security and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of experience contributing to system architecture and design
• Experience with Python, React, Node.js, GraphQL
• Experience with cloud systems (AWS)
• Knowledge of data platforms and pipelines (Snowflake, Airflow)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Interest in AI and ML, with a willingness to learn and apply emerging technologies
• Experience delivering high value to customers quickly and frequently, with regular feedback and support

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery for the ambiguous/complex problem space in the squad.
• Provide guidance to team/s on system architecture and design.
• Develop solutions that are of high quality, scalable, and reliable
• Work collaboratively in squads composed of Product Managers, Designers, Analysts, and Engineers.
• Mentor and develop a team of engineers
• Investigate and prototype technologies that can be leveraged to introduce new innovations
• Be self‑directed, take initiative and drive towards solutions with little guidance

Skills

Python

React

Node.js

GraphQL

AWS

Snowflake

Airflow

Databases

Education

CS degree

Tools

FastAPI

Pydantic

NumPy

Pandas

Git

Job description

Realtor.com is hiring Staff Backend Software Engineers to join our Austin team. You will lead design for ambiguous problems, mentor engineers, and build scalable backend services using Python, FastAPI, and modern cloud platforms.

Collaborate with Product Management, Data Science, and other squads to own architecture decisions, deliver high-quality code, and accelerate development with AI tooling while upholding security and reliability.