Compass · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $167K/yr
4+ years expCompass is revolutionizing the real estate industry with its end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents. The Senior Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in the Search Backend team, enhancing search capabilities and contributing to the development of real-time search APIs and interactive map-based search experiences.
Property ManagementPropTechReal EstateReal Estate BrokerageResidential
Responsibilities
Build, develop, and scale the platform that empowers real estate professionals, buyers, and sellers
Become a domain expert in real estate technology, serving as an empathetic partner to our customers
Optimize performance and cost of listing ingestion and retrieval pipelines
Collaborate cross-functionally to build new search experiences across mobile and web
Inspire, recruit, and mentor fellow engineers, and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and learning
Operate within a scalable engineering culture that leverages modern principles of distributed systems and automated CI/CD/testing/monitoring to drive efficiency
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in CS or EE, or equivalent
A track record as a technical leader with teamwide impact
4+ years of experience developing comprehensive, well-tested, and high-performance search applications
4+ years of programming experience in languages such as Java, Python, and Go (we utilize all three at Compass)
Experience designing and extending large-scale search systems, including RESTful APIs, microservice architectures, data ingestion methods, and search methodologies
Experience in fine-tuning performance and using data to optimize end-to-end latency and system behavior
Understanding and adherence to industry-standard best practices in software development and architecture
In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
Familiarity with AWS services, including Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, EKS, S3, Redis, Lambda, and MSK
Benefits
Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions)
Paid vacation
Holidays
Sick time
Parental leave
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
Pet insurance
Company
Compass
Compass is a real estate technology company that provides an online platform for buying, renting, and selling real estate assets.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (4)
2023 (5)
2022 (21)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.77BKey Investors
Morgan Stanley Senior FundingSoftBank Vision FundFidelity
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2021-04-01IPO
2019-07-30Series G· $370M
Leadership Team
Robert Reffkin
Founder & CEO
M
Mike Toltzis
Co-Founder @ SET Real Estate Group || Compass
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