Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer

Realtor.com Careers; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Family benefits

13 paid holidays

Flexible Time Off

Volunteer Time Off

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Financial planning sessions

Debt retirement savings match

Snacks in office

Job summary

Realtor.com Careers in Austin, TX is seeking a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to drive the architecture for consumer web experiences and supporting backend services powering premium listing presentation and agent discovery.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, and Data to build differentiated experiences, mentor engineers, and raise the engineering bar with reusable patterns and scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building consumer-facing web apps and backend services at scale.
• Strong proficiency with TypeScript, React, modern web tooling, and backend technologies such as Node.js, GraphQL, and REST APIs.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Systems thinker: designs end-to-end solutions spanning UI, APIs, services, analytics, and cloud-native infra.
• Operational excellence: strong testing, observability, CI/CD, release quality mindset.
• Mentorship & culture: technical leadership and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end architecture of consumer web experiences and backend services.
• Design cohesive systems across React/Next.js frontends, Node.js services, GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Drive performance, Core Web Vitals, accessibility, resiliency, and quality.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Data to deliver differentiated listing experiences and agent discovery surfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on integrations, rollout strategies, and long-term tech direction.
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and establish reusable patterns for teams.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node.js

GraphQL

REST APIs

Web tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

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.

At realtor.com®, Spotlight Listings and Agent Directory sit at the intersection of consumer decision‑making and professional value creation. Spotlight Listings is a premium merchandising experience that helps agents increase listing visibility through enhanced presentation, branding, and placement, while Agent Directory helps consumers discover and evaluate the right real estate professional through richer profile content, better filtering, and stronger trust signals.

We are looking for a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to serve as a technical anchor for this team, driving the architecture and delivery of experiences across web frontends, APIs, and supporting services. You will help shape premium listing experiences and agent discovery surfaces used by consumers at critical moments in their home journey, while building systems that also create measurable value for real estate professionals.

Why Apply

• You will be leading a brand new team in a growing space in our Consumer organization.
• You will be exposed to working with multiple teams to influence the product and technical roadmap of the experience.
• You enjoy working in an environment where AI accelerates the engineering work you define.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Own the end‑to‑end architecture of our consumer web experiences and the supporting backend services that power premium listing presentation, agent discovery, profile connections, and lead paths.
• Full‑Stack Platform Thinking: Design cohesive systems across React/Next.js frontends, Node.js services, GraphQL and REST APIs, experimentation layers, and operational observability so that client and server systems work together as a reliable platform.
• Performance at Scale: Drive initiatives that improve Core Web Vitals, rendering performance, accessibility, resiliency, and software quality across some of our most important consumer‑facing surfaces.
• Premium Experience Innovation: Partner with Product, Design, and Data to build experiences that make listings feel more differentiated and informative, and that help consumers more confidently choose homes and agents.
• Cross‑Functional Influence: Work closely with partner teams across search, listing detail pages, profile systems, mobile, and platform services to align on integrations, rollout strategy, and long‑term technical direction.
• Technical Leadership: Raise the bar through design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and the establishment of reusable patterns and paved‑road approaches for other teams to build on.

Qualifications

• Technical Mastery: 8+ years of software engineering experience, including deep experience building consumer‑facing web applications and backend services at scale. Strong proficiency with TypeScript, React, modern web tooling, and backend technologies such as Node.js, GraphQL, and REST APIs.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Systems Thinker: Comfortable designing end‑to‑end solutions that span UI architecture, APIs, services, experimentation, analytics, and cloud‑native infrastructure. Knows how to build for scale, reliability, and long‑term evolution.
• Operational Excellence: Understands testing strategy, observability, CI/CD, and release quality, and cares deeply about building systems that are easy to operate and safe to change.
• Mentorship and Culture: Raises the bar for the engineers around you through technical leadership, clear communication, thoughtful collaboration, and a strong sense of ownership.
• Data‑Driven: Comfortable partnering with Product and Data teams to run experiments, interpret results, and use evidence to improve user and business outcomes.

Benefits

• 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 degree and non‑degree programs
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location

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 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.