Staff Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & AI Integration

Realtor.com; Jackson (TN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx,

dental, and vision coverage

Family forming benefits

13 Paid Holidays

Flexible Time Off

Volunteer Time off

401(k) plan with 3.5% company match

Tuition Reimbursement program

Financial Planning Sessions

Student Debt Retirement Savings Match

Free snacks and refreshments

Job summary

Realtor.com is seeking a collaborative Staff Backend Software Engineer to join the RDC Plus team. You will architect high-scale ingestion pipelines and user-facing APIs powering consumer and agent experiences, while shaping our AI platform strategy and integrating agentic workflows.

You will lead design decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product Managers to deliver reliable, data-driven real estate solutions at scale. Hybrid in-office collaboration is emphasized.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software architecture and backend systems development.
• Proficiency in modern distributed languages (Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Java).
• Experience with AWS and operational health.
• Expertise in relational and NoSQL data stores.
• Track record of building scalable APIs and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate requirements into technical specs.
• Architect core systems and data pipelines powering consumer and agent experiences.
• Advance AI platform strategy and integrate ML models into production workflows.
• Design reliable architectures for third-party integrations and external data exchanges.
• Build and scale real-time notification systems for millions of users.
• Lead architecture decisions and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Rust

Go

Java

AWS

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

System design

Observability

AI platforms

Communication

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Postgres

DynamoDB

MongoDB

Job description

Realtor.com is seeking a collaborative Staff Backend Software Engineer to join the RDC Plus team. You will architect high-scale ingestion pipelines and user-facing APIs powering consumer and agent experiences, while shaping our AI platform strategy and integrating agentic workflows.

You will lead design decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product Managers to deliver reliable, data-driven real estate solutions at scale. Hybrid in-office collaboration is emphasized.