Research Scientist

Job Description

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 digitise 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.

About Domain:

Domain is a leading property technology and services marketplace that is home to one of the largest portfolios of property brands in Australia including the Domain Allhomes and Commercial Real Estate (CRE) 2025 Domain became part of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) a global leader in commercial real estate information analytics online marketplaces and 3D digital twin technology. Together Domain and CoStar Group is dedicated to digitising the worlds real estate empowering all people to discover properties insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

About the Role:

As a Research Scientist at Domain you will bridge academic research with real-world application. Youll focus on designing cutting-edge AI models in areas like Natural Language Processing (NLP) Computer Vision Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal architectures all tailored to solve complex domain-specific challenges. Your work will generate high-value proprietary data assets that enable new products increase user engagement and streamline internal processes.

Youll also be responsible for documenting research translating findings into actionable business insights and ensuring the long-term impact of your innovations. Success in this role is measured by the creation of breakthrough AI models unique data assets and tangible improvements to Domains products and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Innovate and Develop AI Models:

  • Research and experiment with novel NLP Computer Vision LLMs and multimodal models.

  • Deliver models that solve previously unsolvable problems and unlock new product capabilities.
    

• Generate Proprietary Data Assets:

  • Automate data cleaning labeling and extraction processes to produce unique high-value data.

  • Ensure your data directly supports new products drives engagement and reduces manual workload.
    

• Communicate and Document Knowledge:

  • Translate complex research into clear actionable business insights.

  • Maintain technical guides data dictionaries and best practices to enable internal teams.

Key Success Measures

• Development and deployment of breakthrough AI models tailored to domain-specific challenges.

• Creation of proprietary data assets that drive product innovation and business advantage.

• Clear actionable documentation that enables other teams to build on your research.

• Demonstrated increase in efficiency engagement or revenue from AI-powered solutions.

Our Ideal Person:

Essential:

• Proven track record in AI/ML research and deployment for real-world applications.

• Hands-on experience with unstructured data NLP Computer Vision and/or LLMs.

• Proficiency in Python and ML/DL frameworks.

• Strong SQL skills and experience with data warehouses like Snowflake.

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent from an accredited university or college or Masters degree in Computer Science Data Science or a related quantitative field.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) and distributed computing

• Familiarity with end-to-end AI/ML pipelines and MLOps best practices.

Why join us

Were the kind of place you can make a real impact with a workplace culture where you can be you. Its a fun safe space where youll always feel you belong. Perks of the role include:

• Our much-loved approach to flexible hybrid working;

• Mentoring and leadership programs with access to Learning & Development tools;

• First rate parental leave and support for working parents;

• Regular social events including our famous Innovation Days

We dont just talk we do. Every day we solve property problems for Australians and beyond. We encourage our people to see the possibilities and turn them into realities.

Whats next

Well give your application the thoughtful attention it deserves and get back to you as soon as possible. If theres a match one of our recruitment consultants will reach out so keep your phone handy! Were genuinely excited about the chance to work together and make a meaningful impact.

Equity Diversity and Inclusion at Domain

Domain is enthusiastically and unapologetically committed to fostering an equitable inclusive work culture which reflects our customers and communities. We are proactively looking for candidates from all lived experiences including people with disability and people of all ages ethnicities cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) faiths sexual orientations and gender identities (including trans and non-binary people).

We are committed to providing an equitable recruitment process for people with disability. If you require adjustments during the process were here to support. If you wish to receive this job advertisement in an accessible format or have a confidential chat about workplace adjustments please contact our Equity Diversity and Inclusion team at or leave a message onand we will get back to you.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing