Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high performance web applications used by thousands of users globally

• Drive continuous improvement by focusing on engineering excellence

• Influence CI/CD pipeline improvements

• Collaborate closely with other Software Engineers across the organization.

• Mentor junior developers, review code and architecture, and promote software development best practices

• Continually evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends and best practices that can be used to strengthen CoStar’s technology platform and development practices

• Develop and maintain an in-depth working knowledge of the CRE Industry and CoStar’s business model / technology

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.

• A track record of commitment to prior employers

• 8+ years of production development experience in modern technologies, like React, Vue, TypeScript, NodeJS, C#, .Net, OpenSearch, Kafka, SQL, NoSQL

• A demonstrable track record of building and launching successful products and platforms

• Experience with cloud technologies like AWS, Cloud Managed Services, etc.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum processes, and Continuous delivery practices

• Experienced in unit, performance, and automation testing

• Deeply understand what drives the business for which you are building software

• Take an active role in mentoring developers with ability to build consensus

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience managing a large Enterprise level code base, code quality and dependencies

• Experience with C#, NodeJS, and/or React in particular

• Build Agents and Workflows using modern AI patterns

• Leverage Vibe coding to improve productivity and quality

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Commercial Real Estate (CRE) knowledge is a bonus

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, and tuition reimbursement.

• 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