Realtor.com · 3 weeks ago
Principal Search Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
15+ years expRealtor.com is a leading online real estate platform dedicated to connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with expert guidance. The Principal Search Engineer will lead the development of innovative search and recommendation systems, utilizing AI technologies to enhance user experiences and drive business strategy.
PropTechReal EstateRental Property
Responsibilities
Own system-level architecture and software design for features and services spanning multiple engineering teams. Help define system components, entities, and service interfaces, with consideration for scalability, complexity, availability, security, performance, cost, and other criteria
Develop an AI first ecosystem for the organization
Help make the right technology choices for implementing solutions. Conduct alternative analysis for technology selection or build vs buy decisions and present to stakeholders
Build high-quality and highly scalable services leveraging advanced machine learning and predictive analytic models
Design and operationalize data pipelines using advanced data architectures deployed on Amazon Web Services
Work with product managers and tech leaders early on to shape product definition so that it can be built in a flexible, extensible, and robust way. Work collaboratively across engineering teams to plan and execute at high velocity
Define and drive adoption of design patterns, coding and quality standards, and software development processes
Help improve software and data quality by coming up with better measuring and testing methods
Collaborate with technical leads and architects to define a technical roadmap and long-term architecture vision. Drive and support innovation by acting as a sounding board for ideas and helping bring them to life. Actively engage in tracking and reducing technical debt
Share ideas, insights, and technology trends with the broader technical audience within the company. Provide coaching and mentoring to technical staff
Play a key role in hiring, retention, and growth of talent: attract, evaluate, coach, and mentor senior engineers
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience in Search, Recommendation, Information Retrieval, or related fields
15+ years (preferred) of experience in full-stack software architecture, design, and development
Experience with LLM, RAG, and other Gen-AI experience a huge plus
Experience with designing and developing complex, robust, and highly scalable production services and applications using modern frameworks, tools, and systems
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, connecting directly and effectively with cross-functional stakeholders at various levels
Ability to decompose complex business problems and communicate solutions succinctly
Experience with cloud-based architectures, development, and deployment
A data-driven approach with strong results and outcome-oriented focus, understanding the value derived from rapidly shipping code and learning/iterating on the results
Strong empathy for our customers and a passion for exceeding their expectations, always!
A passion for learning, continuous improvement, sharing, and working in a team environment
Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science / Engineering or related field, or equivalent professional experience
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 degreed and non-degreed programs
1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
Free snacks and refreshments in each office location
Company
Realtor.com
Realtor.com is an online platform that allows users to search for real estate property records, houses, condos and lands. It is a sub-organization of Move.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Damian Eales
CEO
Jason Goldberg
VP, Customer & Enterprise Systems Engineering
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