Software Engineering Manager - Homes.com
Software Engineering Manager - Homes.comJob DescriptionCoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate. Homes.com Homes.com is already one of the fastest growing real estate portals in the industry, we are driven to be #1. Just ask Brad Bellflower, Chief Change Officer at Apartments.com. After its acquisition in 2014, Apartments.com quickly turned into the most popular place to find a place. Proven success at the highest level – and we’re doing it again with the new Homes.com. Homes.com is a CoStar Group company with 20+ years' experience in leading and growing digital marketplaces. We pride ourselves on continually improving, innovating, and setting the standard for property search and marketing experiences. With Homes.com we’re building a brand on the cusp of defining the industry.We’re looking for big thinkers, brave leaders, and creative advertising wizards ready to influence a new age of homebuying within a tried-and-true, award-winning company. Learn more about Homes.com (https://www.homes.com/about/) . This position is located in Washington, DC and offers a schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.Responsibilities
Lead an Agile software development team (approximately 5-6 people); Lead Scrum ceremonies; Deliver done-done features to customers at high velocity.
Act as a player-coach, who can mentor & coach team members into highly productive team players.
Promote can-do attitude, engineering mindset and collaboration as fundamental team values.
Influence web application architecture and CI/CD pipeline improvements.
Drive continuous improvement by focusing on engineering excellence
Translate business requirements into technical requirements, develop project plan and work schedules for use by scrum development team
Successfully implement software development projects to specification and within scheduled timelines and budget parameters
Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Agile teams to deliver large initiatives; Develop roadmap
Work with recruiting to identify, hire and onboard top industry talent
Develop and maintain an in-depth working knowledge of the CRE Industry and CoStar’s business model / technology
Be hands on and be able to evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends and best practices that can be used to strengthen CoStar’s technology platform and development practices.
Adopt an owner-operator mindset and demonstrate full ownership of the product and technical platforms.
Act as "Voice of the Customer" when participating in product readiness reviews
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.
A track record of commitment to prior employers
10+ years of relevant development experience
8+ years’ experience in modern web and database technologies
8+ years’ experience building large distributed, API-driven systems
5+ years of experience leading Agile Team(s)
Demonstrated expert knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and design patterns
Solid experience with the following technologies; C#, .NET Core, JavaScript and SQL Server
Experience leading technical teams, working through complex requirements and offering relevant, timely technical solutions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; Must be able to communicate at a level appropriate to the audience (direct reports, peers, and senior management)
Excellent team building, negotiation and consensus building abilities
Ability to motivate and build high performance software development teams
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React and Vue is desired.
Experience with the AWS platform
Experience with non-relational databases such as DynamoDB, MongoDB or ElasticSearch
Experience with relational databases (preferably SQL Server)
Experience with Docker and container orchestration
What’s in it for You When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):
Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
Commuter and parking benefits
401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks
We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.This position offers a base salary range of $171,100 -$258,400, based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan. #LI-CH1CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testingCoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 37 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable products and services. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry and for our customers. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.CoStar is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CoStar is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access www.costargroup.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 1-855-840-1715 or by sending an email to recruiting@costargroup.com .