Director, Software Engineering
Director, Software Engineering
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Job Description
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Company Overview
CoStar 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 worlds 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. Weve 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.
Team Overview
Our team is responsible for building software in support of CoStar Groups sales teams. We think big; building innovative CRM features that empower our sales teams successes. We are a collaborative group with a mix of native mobile data API / platform and front-end skills and we are working to drive our companys future with our proprietary CRM system.
Position Overview
The Director Software Engineering you will serve as the chief problem solver across multiple engineering teams diving deep into the most complex technical challenges and guiding resolution with hands-on expertise. You will be expected to stay closely engaged with the detailsactively contributing to software development including writing and reviewing SQL and application code. This role demands a leader who thrives in the weeds balances strategic oversight with tactical execution and ensures projects are delivered on time and to the highest quality standards. You will also be responsible for tracking progress across initiatives removing roadblocks and fostering a culture of accountability and technical excellence.
This position is located in Richmond VA and offers a schedule of Monday to Thursday in office and the option to work from home on Friday.
Responsibilities:
- Leading cross functional product development teams to deliver innovative products to our customers while also acting as a player/coach.
- Architecting building testing and deploying scalable reusable and maintainable applications that handle large amounts of data.
- Taking full ownership of your work from development and testing to eventual deployment and support in production.
- Collaborating with other engineering teams product owners designers and leadership.
- Launching and scaling technically complex and innovative products.
- Becoming a trusted team member in matters of technical architecture design and code.
- Advocating for evolution and improvement - both technical and non-technical - within our teams. Includes new tech tools and best practices.
- Gaining a deep understanding of the CoStar business.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited not-for-profit college or university in computer science or related fields required.
- Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams with 10 years in software development and 5 years in leadership roles.
- Exceptional analytical and technical skills with strong understanding of design principles and methodologies.
- Deep understanding of system architecture scalable design and cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure).
- Proficiency in SQL and database design.
- Hands-on experience with modern strongly typed programming languages (e.g. Java C# C).
- Ability to align engineering initiatives with business goals and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
- Skilled in project and program management including tracking deliverables managing timelines and ensuring quality standards.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to translate conceptual ideas into products.
- Experience partnering and collaborating across functional teams to reach goals.
- Track record of commitment to prior employers
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Real world experience designing and implementing complex application architectures on Amazon Web Services.
- Experience with any testing frameworks such as Selenium Cypress Mocha and Chai.
- Experience with Docker Datadog Kubernetes and Container orchestration.
Whats in it for you
When you join CoStar Group youll 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 and tuition reimbursement.
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 Groups 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 please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
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Director
Employment Type
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