Senior Software Engineer II

About Compass Compass is a real estate technology company with a powerful end-to-end platform that supports the entire buying and selling workflow. We deliver an incomparable experience to both agents and their clients all in service of the Compass mission: to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012 by Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin, Compass operates in 22+ regions across the United States including New York, Los Angeles and Orange County, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Washington D.C., South Florida, The Hamptons, Santa Barbara & Montecito, San Diego, Seattle & Eastside, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Westchester, Aspen, Boulder, Denver, Atlanta, Austin & Central Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Nashville, and Lake Tahoe. Learn more and find your place at www.compass.com and www.compass.com/careers. Compass only reaches out to applicants from a @compass.com domain and does not prompt applicants to download software or files as part of its application process.

Compass

C

compass.com/careers

1,001-5,000 employees

Real Estate

New York, NY

Public Company

390k LinkedIn followers

Raised $2.6B

• Architect & Scale Backend Systems: Design, build, and maintain high-performance, distributed, event-driven microservices and cloud infrastructure designed to scale cleanly with high throughput.
• Drive Technical Delivery: Independently define, decompose, and lead the delivery of complex backend systems, database schemas, and robust API contracts.
• Incorporate Intelligent Automation & Pipelines: Build modern backend patterns, integrating AI models, streaming data pipelines, and telemetry systems to automate workflows.
• Champion Engineering Excellence: Perform rigorous code and design reviews, write comprehensive automated unit and integration test suites, and continuously improve system performance and reliability.
• System & Domain Ownership: Act as a subject matter expert for your domain, producing clear architectural documentation (specs, runbooks, schemas) and maintaining ownership of service reliability across the full lifecycle.
• Collaborate & Mentor: Partner with product managers and frontend engineering teams to deliver seamless API integrations, resolve systemic bottlenecks, and actively mentor peers.

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, with a proven track record of architecting and delivering complex backend systems autonomously (candidates with 5+ years of fast-tracked execution are also encouraged to apply).
• Strong proficiency in core backend languages such as Go or Java.
• Experience with Python is a major plus (highly valued for data pipelines and AI/LLM integrations).
• Deep understanding of RESTful/gRPC API design, microservices patterns, and data architecture (SQL/NoSQL).
• Experience with event-driven architectures and message brokers like Kafka is highly preferred.
• System Architecture & Cloud: Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating cloud-native microservices on major cloud providers (AWS preferred, GCP, or Azure).
• Modern SDLC Practices: Strong familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and Agile methodologies.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills, with a strong sense of empathy for engineering peers and real estate end-users.
• Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $176,000-$196,100; 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.

• Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.
• Do your best work, be your authentic self.
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