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Principal Software Engineer

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CoStar Group

CoStar Group

5,001-10,000 employees

Compensation Overview

$166k - $291kAnnually

Expert

No H1B Sponsorship

San Diego, CA, USA

Requires 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

Category
Backend Engineering
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
Python
JavaScript
NoSQL
Git
Java
GraphQL
TypeScript
CloudFormation
C#
AWS
Terraform
Kibana
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science/Engineering.
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in designing highly complex enterprise-level web applications, including deep knowledge of microservices, serverless, data, and web applications.
  • Experience designing and buildings secure systems and security minded development practices. Experience with financial data is a big plus.
  • Extensive experience in software engineering with expert-level proficiency in at least one of these programming languages: C#, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript. Exposure to languages and platforms across the full web application stack is a big plus (e.g., GraphQL).
  • Significant, hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS) services including Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, SNS/SQS, S3, API Gateway, etc.
  • Experience with Test Driven Development methodologies.
  • Experience modeling and implementing large-scale relational and NoSQL database systems.
  • Experience designing/implementing event-oriented architectures and real-time data streaming solutions.
  • Strong ability to communicate through architectural diagrams.
  • Architect-level certifications from AWS, Azure or GCP (preferred).
  • Experience with agile development methodologies (preferred).
  • Experience with modern source control and CI/CD technologies including Git or Azure DevOps (preferred).
  • Experience establishing software development best practices, including standards, code reviews, source control, builds, testing and operations (preferred).
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code in Terraform (preferred).
  • Experience in observability logging/tracing with CloudWatch and/or Kibana (preferred).
  • Experience building highly secure software, including tokenization, OpenID, etc. (preferred).
  • Team or project leadership experience is a plus (preferred).
Responsibilities
  • Work in partnership with Product and Technology leadership to deeply understand a project’s complex functional requirements and drive implementation of appropriate technical solutions.
  • Collaborate with development teams to determine the right architectural direction based on project needs, level of effort, resourcing, timing, etc.
  • Understand existing systems and ensure they are well documented, so that you become a go-to source of architectural information across multiple systems.
  • Act as an architectural subject matter expert and source of good advice to technical leadership and developers.
  • Drive and evangelize architectural principles and guidelines to ensure high quality, consistent results across teams.
  • Partner with engineering managers to ensure that they are following established architectural best practices.
  • Create, organize, and maintain architectural diagrams and other system documentation.
  • Provide architectural guidance and mentoring to other technical staff on topics such as microservices, micro-frontends, high-volume data streaming / event processing, etc.
  • Stay up to date with emerging technologies, evaluate and development practices and identify how they might improve existing or new systems we are building.
  • Develop a deep understanding of the CoStar business, and how the technical work we are doing aligns with that strategy.
  • Advocate for and design solutions that are well-instrumented, so that we are confident we are building stable, high-performance products.
  • Be a go-to resource in the understanding and diagnosis of complex performance, scalability, and reliability issues.
  • Be an advocate for security and ensure that we are architecting and building secure software products and platforms.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Washington, District of Columbia

Founded

N/A

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The acquisition of Visual Lease positions CoStar to offer more integrated solutions, potentially increasing its market share in the real estate technology sector.
  • CoStar's aggressive expansion and investment in Homes.com could lead to significant growth in the residential real estate market, offering employees opportunities in a rapidly growing segment.
  • The strengthening of CoStar's financial leadership team, including the return of Richard Simonelli, suggests a robust strategic direction and potential for financial stability.

What critics are saying

  • The ongoing legal battle with Realtor.com parent company Move, Inc. over alleged trade secret theft could result in financial and reputational damage.
  • CoStar's aggressive expansion strategy, including significant marketing investments, may strain resources and lead to operational challenges.

What makes CoStar Group unique

  • CoStar Group stands out as a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics, distinguishing itself with a comprehensive suite of services in the property markets.
  • The acquisition of Visual Lease enhances CoStar's capabilities in lease administration and accounting, broadening its service offerings beyond traditional real estate analytics.
  • CoStar's strategic focus on expanding its residential portal, Homes.com, with significant marketing investments, sets it apart from competitors in the residential real estate space.

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