Staff Software Engineer - Front End

Compass; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 228.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Incentive programs (cash/equity)

Paid vacation and holidays

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) & FSAs

Commuter program

Life and disability insurance

Maven (support for new parents)

Carrot (fertility benefits)

Pet insurance

Zusammenfassung

Compass is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Transaction Journey organization in New York. You will lead frontend architecture and build a collaborative platform enabling efficient real estate transactions for agents, buyers, and sellers.

You will drive scalable, well-tested code, collaborate with product and design teams, and mentor engineers to raise the bar across the platform. You will define reliability KPIs, own complex projects, and champion modern patterns including AI

Qualifikationen

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience developing comprehensive, well-tested, and high-performance software applications in TypeScript, Javascript, and HTML/CSS.
• 5+ years of experience with React and NodeJS.
• 3+ years of experience using AWS / cloud technologies.

Aufgaben

• Provide strategic direction and ownership of platform architecture, data ingestion and normalization, to deliver an industry leading search experience at scale.
• Independently define and lead the delivery of complex technical projects across the entire stack.
• Champion a culture of operational excellence by defining reliability KPIs and leading architectural improvements that reduce technical debt and infra costs.
• Adopt and operationalize modern software patterns, including AI, data pipelines, and telemetry systems to automate workflows.
• Operate in a scalable engineering culture with AI-assisted workflows, decoupled systems, and automated CI/CD/testing/monitoring.
• Inspire, recruit, and mentor fellow engineers.

Kenntnisse

Frontend expertise

Leadership

Communication

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Ausbildung

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

React

NodeJS

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our cloud-based end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

As aStaff Software Engineer in the Transaction Journey (TJ) organization, you will use your deep Frontend web expertise to build products that deliver high business impact to our customers. You will lead the design and development of a collaborative transaction management platform that streamlines the process of buying and selling homes, which spans key areas such as: transaction forms, eSign, compliance review, and commissions processing. You will lead teams to deliver features that make it easier for agents to work with clients and other parties to complete critical tasks throughout the transaction, so that they can spend less time managing it, and more time with their clients, and building their business. You will collaborate cross-functionally with multiple teams as well as with our product and design teams to identify and deliver the right solutions for our customers and support the growth of the world’s most scalable brokerage.

You are an engineer who is passionate about creating great products that are easy to use. You feel it is critical that your voice is heard in product and business decisions. You love to learn, and equally love to share your knowledge with others. You are a great communicator and you take care to understand before making yourself understood.

You design systems that are fault tolerant, scalable, highly available, well-tested, eventually consistent, and follow best practices such as the single responsibility principle. Your code is designed for modularity and re-use. You take pride in delivering solid code that is well-tested, peer-reviewed, and follows best practices. You have strong opinions on code structure, style, and development processes.

At Compass, You Will:

• Provide strategic direction and ownership of platform architecture, data ingestion and normalization, to deliver an industry leading search experience at scale.
• Independently define and lead the delivery of complex technical projects across the entire stack.
• Champion a culture of operational excellence by defining reliability KPIs, establishing accountability for service health, and leading architectural improvements that proactively reduce technical debt, manual toil, and infrastructure costs.
• Adopt and operationalize modern and emerging software patterns, including integrating AI, data pipelines, and telemetry systems to automate workflows
• Operate in a scalable engineering culture that leverages modern principles of AI assisted workflows, decoupled systems, and automated CI/CD/testing/monitoring to drive efficiencies
• Inspire, recruit, and mentor fellow engineers.
• Join a great team with a lot of visibility and some challenging projects on the horizon

What We Look For:

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of experience developing comprehensive, well-tested, and high-performance software applications in Typescript, Javascript, and HTML/CSS
• 5+ years of experience with React and NodeJS
• 3+ years of experience using AWS / cloud technologies
• A track record as a technical leader with cross-team impact
• Understanding and adherence to industry-standard best practices in software development and architecture while keeping abreast of evolving technologies in AI
• A sheer eye for design and attention to detail, the products you build should not merely be functional but should take in context and anticipate our customer’s needs in a beautiful way
• Strong critical thinking skills, great communication skills and passion for delivering operational excellence
• Strong familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, containerization, and Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong sense of technical empathy for your end-users (whether they are real estate agents or fellow developers)
• Nice to have: Experience with backend programming experience using languages such as Java, Golang, or Python
• Nice to have: Experience with Kafka and event-driven systems, gRPC, Thrift, and other server-to-server communication protocols

If you're passionate about shaping the future of real estate technology and possess the skills and experience we're seeking, we encourage you to join our dynamic team at Compass. Together, we'll continue to transform the industry.

Compensation:

The base pay range for this position is $228,000- 240,000 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.

Perks that You Need to Know About:

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

Do your best work, be your authentic self.

At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principlesand our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.

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