Senior Software Engineer II

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Transaction Journey organization, you will use your experience with microservices-based architecture to build products that deliver high business impact for our customers. You will lead design and develop services to support an industry leading consumer experience while also supporting the growth of the world’s most scalable brokerage. You will lead a team to build a collaborative transaction management platform that streamlines the process of buying/selling homes through enabling agents to attach integrated services, such as title and escrow, to their real estate transactions directly on the Compass platform. You will have the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally with multiple teams across the organization, working with many of our product managers, designers, and senior engineers to identify and deliver the right long term solutions for our customers. 

At Compass, You Will:

• Provide strategic direction and ownership to Compass software architecture.
• 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.
• Inspire, recruit, and mentor fellow engineers.
• Lead in the architecting of our 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.

What We Look For:

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• A track record as a technical leader with cross-team impact.
• 7+ years of experience developing comprehensive, well-tested, and high-performance software applications with languages such as Typescript, Java, Go.
• 4+ years using AWS / cloud technologies.
• Experience with gRPC, Thrift, and other server-to-server communication protocols. 
• Experience with Kafka and event-driven systems.
• Experience with Node.js is a plus.
• High proficiency designing and implementing microservices.
• 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.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $131,000-$197,000 annually; 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.