Leads software engineering strategy, execution, system reliability, and operational excellence for a high-impact team. Manages and develops engineers, drives scalable system design, aligns cross-functional roadmaps, communicates progress and risks to stakeholders, and partners with product and design teams. The role requires expertise in modern web architectures, backend development, relational databases, cloud platforms, and high-level software design.
Description
Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.
Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.
The Role:
We are looking for a Sr. Manager of Software Engineering to join our team. As a technical influencer at Realtor.com®, you will contribute across all stages of the software development lifecycle and system health under your remit. Your leadership and collaboration skills will drive impactful, cross-organization initiatives, delivering industry-leading solutions. You’ll play a pivotal role in designing and implementing innovative systems that empower individuals and landlords in their renting journey. Your direct impact will drive the achievement of critical OKRs.
Top Reasons to Apply:
- Revenue Acceleration: Scale one of Realtor.com's fastest-growing business units.
- Architectural Ownership & Green-Field Innovation: Drive a technical evolution by leading a full frontend replatform, GraphQL architecture rollout, and a mobile app launch.
- High-Impact Leadership: Lead and mentor a high-executing team while partnering directly with product leadership to shape business strategy.
What You’ll Do:
Translate Strategy into Execution
- Convert product strategy into clear, actionable technology strategy and plans for your team
- Define priorities, scope, and sequencing to ensure focus on the highest-impact work
- Establish measurable goals and ensure alignment between day-to-day execution and long-term objectives
- Continuously adjust plans based on business needs, risks, and new information
- Drive improvements in reliability, performance, and operational excellence
- Own the operational health of systems and services, including reliability, performance, and incident response
Drive Accountability and Results
- Own outcomes for your team, ensuring commitments are met with high quality and
- predictability
- Establish clear ownership, roles, and decision-making structures within the team
- Implement mechanisms to track progress, surface risks early, and drive timely resolution
- Maintain a high bar for execution, balancing urgency with long-term sustainability
- Engage in key technical decisions, ensuring solutions align with business and system needs
- Partner with senior engineers to drive scalable, maintainable system design
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner closely with product, design, and peer engineering teams to deliver shared outcomes
- Ensure strong engineering practices across design, testing, and operations
- Navigate dependencies and resolve conflicts to keep initiatives moving forward
- Facilitate healthy debate while ensuring decisions are made and executed
- Align roadmaps and execution plans across teams and organizations
Provide Clear Stakeholder Visibility
- Create consistent, transparent reporting on progress, risks, and outcomes
- Proactively communicate updates to leadership and cross-functional partners
- Synthesize complex technical and delivery information into clear, actionable insights
- Ensure stakeholders understand tradeoffs, timelines, and impacts of decisions
- Build trust through reliability, clarity, and follow-through
Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team
- Manage and grow a team of engineers across multiple levels
- Set clear expectations and provide regular, actionable feedback
- Identify and address performance gaps at both the team and individual level
- Coach and develop engineers and emerging leaders to increase their impact
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Ensure team success is durable and not dependent on individual contributors
- Exercise sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential, sensitive, or
- ambiguous situations
- Maintain a high standard of professionalism in all interactions, especially under pressure or in high-visibility contexts
What You’ll Bring:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in leading software engineering teams in a technology company, 8+ years related experience
- A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science/ Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- A strong results and outcome-driven focus, understanding the value derived from rapidly shipping code and learning/iterating on the results
- Strong ability to coach and mentor engineers, helping them improve their skills and grow their careers
- Strong expertise in modern web architectures (e.g., React), backend development (e.g., Python), relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS).
- Hands-on experience with high-level design and familiarity with best practices and design patterns
- Strong empathy for our customers and a passion for exceeding their expectations, always!
- A passion for learning, continuous improvement, sharing, and working in a team environment
How We Work:
We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work four or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.
How We Reward You:
Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to:
- Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
- Family forming benefits
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Flexible Time Off
- 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
- Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
- Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
- 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
- Free snacks and refreshments in each office location
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. 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.
Realtor.com Austin, Texas, USA Office
Our office is located in the vibrant east side of I-35, adjacent to downtown Austin, offering a prime, easily accessible location. We prioritize both productivity and comfort, with modern sit/stand desks and complimentary cold brew available to fuel your day.
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