Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager in the Search & Listings (S&L) organization, you will lead a team at the center of a real estate technology platform that simplifies the process of finding, buying, and selling homes. S&L encompasses bringing in property and listing data from hundreds of sources nationwide, cleaning the data and making them accessible across our customer platform, and building rich experiences for agents and consumers to search, track, share, and explore the properties and listings. Our tools are foundational in enabling the entire Compass platform as a place which enables agents to work more efficiently, putting time back in their hands to grow their businesses.

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You will oversee critical systems which house and transform real estate data from hundreds of Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) nationwide to power the Compass platform and features such as Listing Pages and Search, which are foundational to our agent workflows. Given its data focus, its central position within the Compass platform, and its integration with numerous core products, this role requires a manager with both engineering and data pipelines experience who is skilled in collaborating cross-functionally with various teams. Your responsibilities include managing a talented team of developers, delivering critical features, optimizing the data pipelines for efficiency and growth, and fostering a culture of collaboration and trust. You will work closely with Product Managers, Data Analysts, and Staff Engineers to create scalable, reliable, and innovative solutions that address customer needs and advance company-wide goals.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Software Development
• 3+ years of experience in hiring, managing and developing software engineering teams of 5-10 engineers.
• A highly technical, hands-on manager and an effective people manager with experience directly leading teams.
• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining distributed backend systems and data platforms.
• Experience with technologies such as Python, Java, Golang, AWS, and Kafka.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Proven track record of using agile principles with multiple teams and products to meet project goals and deliver high quality products.
• Excellent communication skills, utilized to collaborate both within Engineering and across all functions of the company to drive engineering initiatives.
• Excellent mentoring and review skills to help engineers make technical and career progress.
• Exceptional focus on customers by building products that are stable and reliable.

Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $143,000-$216,000 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.