Job Description
Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years connecting buyers sellers and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large but for consumers navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life by providing a user experience that is easy to use easy to understand and most of all easy to make decisions.
Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry making the right connections and building confidence through expert guidance.
About the Team
The News & Insights Team is responsible for delivering differentiated consumer experiences through trusted insights market trends and timely news content that creates confidence across the housing journey. Our mission is to help consumers make informed decisions by surfacing relevant property insights neighborhood data market intelligence and real estate news.
Key focus areas include:
- News & Insights component experiences on web and mobile
- Consumer Insights personalization and ML-driven recommendations
- Market data visualization and trends
- Property-level insights (home value neighborhood stats market conditions)
- Content engagement and discovery features
The Role
As an Engineering Manager you will lead a cross-functional squad of 5-8 engineers partnering closely with Product Management Design and Data Science to deliver impactful consumer experiences. You will own the technical delivery of your team's roadmap while coaching and developing your engineers' careers.
This role balances people leadership technical strategy and execution excellence—you are accountable for your team's commitments delivery and the growth of each team member.
What You'll Do
People Leadership
- Manage coach and develop a team of 5-8 software engineers across various levels
- Conduct regular 1:1s provide continuous feedback and support career development
- Own performance management including goal setting reviews and growth plans
- Build a healthy collaborative and inclusive team culture
- Partner with recruiting to hire and onboard top engineering talent
Technical Strategy & Delivery
- Partner with Product to define and prioritize the team roadmap
- Ensure high-quality scalable and reliable delivery of features and services
- Drive technical decisions in collaboration with Tech Leads and Architects
- Maintain visibility into team progress risks and dependencies
- Own operational excellence: on-call rotations incident response and SLAs
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Product Managers Designers QA and Analytics partners
- Coordinate with other engineering teams (Consumer Services Mobile Platform)
- Communicate team status priorities and blockers to leadership
- Participate in quarterly planning and OKR alignment
Process & Continuous Improvement
- Drive agile practices and refine team ceremonies (standups retros refinement)
- Identify and remove blockers to improve team velocity
- Champion engineering best practices code quality and technical debt reduction
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in engineering management
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Experience managing teams of 4-8 engineers in an agile environment
- Strong technical background in modern web technologies (React TypeScript Node.js GraphQL)
- Experiencing building or leading teams that build high-traffic Wordpress and/or WordPress VIP solutions using custom themes plugins and decoupled React front-ends.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Proven track record of delivering consumer-facing products at scale
- Excellent communication skills—written and verbal
- Experience with performance management hiring and team development
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in consumer tech media or content-driven products
- Familiarity with data-driven product development and A/B testing
- Experience with ML/AI-powered features or personalization systems
- Background in news content or insights-focused product areas
- Experience with mobile app development teams (iOS/Android)
Tech Stack
- Frontend: React TypeScript Next.js GraphQL
- Backend: Node.js Python GraphQL Federation (Apollo)
- Infrastructure: AWS (EKS Lambda DynamoDB) Kubernetes ArgoCD
- Data: Snowflake Amplitude Segment
- Observability: New Relic Datadog Splunk
- CI/CD: CircleCI GitHub Actions
- CMS: Wordpress/Wordpress VIP
- Inclusive and Competitive medical Rx dental and vision coverage
- Family forming benefits
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Flexible Time Off
- 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
- Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
- Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
- 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
- Free snacks and refreshments in each office location
Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®
Here you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. At Realtor.com® you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed serve our consumers and champion your teammates. In return we’ll provide you with a warm welcoming and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.
Diversity is important to us therefore Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age color national origin race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital status status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
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What We Do
We pioneered the world of digital real estate more than 25 years ago. Today through our website and mobile apps we are a trusted guide for consumers empowering more people to find their way home by breaking down barriers helping them make the right connections and creating confidence through expert insights and guidance. For professionals we are a trusted partner for business growth offering consumer connections and branding solutions that help them succeed in today's on-demand world.
Why Work With Us
The way home begins with you. With a diverse team of experts alongside you you’ll help us reach new heights at the forefront of the digital real estate space. Bring your extensive knowledge and deep expertise and collaborate with other passionate visionaries to lead our industry and revolutionize the way people find home in every form.
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Date Posted
04/12/2026
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