Director of Software Engineering

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Job Description

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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 world’s 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.  We’ve 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.   

We are seeking an accomplished Director, Software Engineering to join our team in developing financial products that drive CoStar Group’s monetization strategy for all our brands including, CoStar Suite, Apartments, LoopNet and Homes.com.

This position is located in Richmond, VA and offers a hybrid schedule of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote per week.

Responsibilities

Leading cross functional product developments team 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. 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

Minimum 15+ years of professional software development experience building large distributed, API-driven systems and leading agile teams.  5+ years of experience in developing solutions and technical architecture for large complex systems.5+ years served in a leadership role in managing multiple scrum teams, development schedules and product delivery.Significant full-stack experience, with deep expertise in C#, .NET Framework, React, Node, Data storage, SQL, etc.Strong written and verbal communication skills; Must be able to communicate at a level appropriate to the audience (direct reports, peers, and senior management) Excellent team building, negotiation and consensus building abilities. Ability to motivate and build high performance software development teams. Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited university or college.  A 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 in building ecommerce systems with real time payment processing and integrations with Stripe, CyberSource etc.Experience in developing applications that come under SOX and PCI compliance.Experience with any testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Mocha, and Chai. Experience with Docker, Datadog, Kubernetes and Container orchestration. 

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, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription DrugLife, legal, and supplementary insuranceVirtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and familyCommuter and parking benefits401(K) retirement plan with matching contributionsEmployee stock purchase planPaid time offTuition reimbursementOn-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classesAccess to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource GroupsComplimentary 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 apply.  However, 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