Senior Software Engineer II - Front End

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

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compass.com/careers

1,001-5,000 employees

Real Estate

New York, NY

Public Company

390k LinkedIn followers

Raised $2.6B

• Compass's CRM from a system of record into an intelligent system of action —
• using AI-driven insights to surface data patterns and proactively guide
• agents toward high-value activity. As the FE Lead, you'll shape a strategic,
• high-visibility product surface — building innovative dashboards,
• notifications, and reporting interfaces that make those insights actionable
• for thousands of agents.
• Broker Productivity: Powers the scalability of brokerage operations by
• engineering a unified operating system that consolidates fragmented
• back-office workflows—including several back-office applications, APIs, tools
• and services—into a cohesive, data-driven ecosystem that eliminates manual
• dependencies and empowers brokerages to grow and operate profitably.
• End-to-End Design & Build: Architect, build, and maintain high-performance,
• distributed, event-driven microservices and cloud infrastructure, while
• ensuring seamless integration with modern, intuitive frontend interfaces.
• Drive Technical Delivery: Independently define, decompose, and lead the
• delivery of complex technical projects and subsystems across the entire
• stack.
• Incorporate Intelligent Automation: Build and operationalize modern software
• patterns, including integrating AI models, data pipelines, and telemetry
• systems to automate workflows.
• Champion Engineering Excellence: Perform rigorous code and design reviews,
• write high-quality automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end), and
• continuously leave codebases cleaner and more performant than you found them.
• Own Your Domain: Act as a subject matter expert, creating clear technical
• documentation (architecture diagrams, runbooks, and specs) and owning your
• services and applications throughout their entire lifecycle.
• Collaborate & Mentor: Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to
• balance requirements, resolve systemic bottlenecks, and actively mentor peers
• to level up the engineering team.

• experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing comprehensive, well-tested, and
• high-performance software applications in Typescript, Javascript, and
• 5+ years of experience with React and NodeJS
• 3+ years of experience using AWS / cloud technologies
• A track record as a technical leader with cross-team impact
• Understanding and adherence to industry-standard best practices in software
• development and architecture while keeping abreast of evolving technologies
• A sheer eye for design and attention to detail, the products you build should
• not merely be functional but should take in context and anticipate our
• customer’s needs in a beautiful way
• Strong critical thinking skills, great communication skills and passion for
• delivering operational excellence
• Strong familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD)
• pipelines, containerization, and Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong sense of
• technical empathy for your end-users (whether they are real estate agents or
• fellow developers)
• Nice to have: Experience with backend programming experience using languages
• such as Java, Golang, or Python
• Nice to have: Experience with Kafka and event-driven systems, gRPC, Thrift,
• and other server-to-server communication protocols
• Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $176,800-$196,100
• annually; 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.
• Check out Compass’s Engineering blog [https://medium.com/compass-true-north]!

• 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.
• At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world —
• a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic
• selves, where they can thrive.  Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded
• in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity,
• equity, inclusion, [https://www.compass.com/diversity-inclusion/] growth and