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Dir, Software Engineering

AT Realtor.com
Realtor.com

Dir, Software Engineering

Austin, TX

At Realtor.com®, we have among the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. Our mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.

Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.

We're looking for a high-energy technology leader to drive the evolution of our core agent/broker technology suite. Our industry partners use our unique tools and insights to connect with consumers and assist them with navigating the challenges of finding a home. Our web and mobile technology solutions work across the span of the home buying, selling, and renting journey.

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In this role, you will be responsible for advancing our agent & broker technology, tools, and data to solve key consumer and customer pain points. You will also set technical direction across multiple teams as we shape our core technology to best serve our business and customers. We're seeking leaders who are passionate about both technology and people, and strive to nurture high-performing teams to deliver cutting-edge products that make a real impact for our customers.

What you'll do:
  • You will guide teams to deliver innovation to our technology that enhances our product suite for our agent-broker customers
  • You will manage day-to-day operations around your product suite including coordinating delivery and maintaining consistent product quality.
  • You will drive engineering excellence through process, tooling, training, and documentation.
  • You will help set the vision for our next generation of technology supporting our agent & broker products and steer multi-year strategy to achieve that vision
  • You will build a high-performing culture built on trust, collaboration, goal attainment, and continuous improvement.
What you'll bring:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years experience delivering web and mobile solutions and leading engineering teams to goals
  • Strong leadership skills and experience hiring and motivating high-performing engineering teams.
  • Strong ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners
  • Strong ability to coach and mentor other engineering leaders
  • Strong software engineering instincts: meaningful and deeply rooted opinions about sound architecture, code quality, and testing.
  • Ability to thrive in a collaborative work environment and excel under pressure, with experience working on sophisticated, large-scale, time-critical projects.
  • A driven and data-informed product development approach.

Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®

Here, you'll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you'll find your way home too. People are our foundation-the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you'll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return we'll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.

Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX, USA
Job ID: realtorcom-2286
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Work-From-Home Stipend
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Mentor Program
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Unconscious Bias Training