Software Engineer

Compass, Inc.

New York, NY

Full Time

Mid Level

94k-142k

6 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

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. We are hiring for our Transaction Journey organization, which owns the systems of our real estate platform that facilitate a property transaction. As a mid-level Software Engineer, you will use your experience with microservices based architecture to build products that deliver high business impact for our customers. You will work with other engineers and develop services to support an industry leading consumer experience while also supporting the growth of the world's most scalable brokerage.

Key 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.
Partner and collaborate with fellow engineers.
Build distributed microservices architecture.
Operate in a scalable engineering culture that leverages modern principles of decoupled systems and automated CI/CD/testing/monitoring to drive efficiencies.
Execute on standard agile development methodology.
Join a great team with high visibility and challenging projects on the horizon to help grow your career.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
2+ years of experience developing comprehensive, well-tested, and high-performance software applications with languages such as Java, Go, or Python.
1+ years using AWS / cloud technologies.
High proficiency designing and implementing microservices that are well tested, fault tolerant, and scalable.
Understanding and adherence to industry-standard best practices in software development and architecture.
Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
Strong critical thinking skills, great communication skills and passion for delivering operational excellence.

Nice to Have

Experience with gRPC, Thrift, and other server-to-server communication protocols.
Experience with Kafka and event-driven systems.

Qualifications

Educational background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits & Perks

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).
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.
Pet insurance.

Working at Compass, Inc.

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, and where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth, and mobility. We promote doing your best work, being authentic, and supporting professional growth.

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