Sr Software Engineer - Content & Industry Services

Realtor.com is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to support the Content team at News Corp, with a focus on making valuable data usable and delivering software that drives content ingestion, processing, and publishing across realtor.com and a publisher network. This onsite role in Austin supports mission-critical full-stack systems on AWS, including AI-driven improvements to content quality and developer efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to deliver high-impact solutions that drive business value
• Champion process improvements that strengthen code quality, increase team efficiency, and improve predictability of deliverables
• Mentor and coach engineers across experience levels to support a culture of growth, ownership, and engineering excellence
• Design, build, and maintain user-centric application features that support intuitive, high-quality experiences
• Design, develop, and operationalize scalable backend services, data pipelines, and distributed systems using modern data architectures on AWS
• Use AI and automation to improve data quality, monitoring, and operational efficiency
• Improve developer experience by enhancing the toolchain, automating infrastructure provisioning, and streamlining CI/CD pipelines
• Evaluate and recommend technologies and frameworks that improve architecture, performance, or developer productivity
• Operate within an Agile/Scrum product development process

Requirements

• Proven delivery of high-quality products and experience writing clean, maintainable code in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Self-starter capability to manage projects independently, prioritize effectively, and set clear expectations with stakeholders
• Full-stack experience building and maintaining scalable frontend and backend systems
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to exceptional user experiences
• Deep focus on data accuracy, consistency, and integrity
• Programming proficiency in multiple languages and frameworks, including Python, Go, JavaScript, and ReactJS, with willingness to learn new technologies as needed
• Cloud and platform experience for development, deployment, and architecture, including CircleCI, Kafka, Kubernetes, GraphQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS services such as EC2, S3, and RDS
• Exposure to build, test, and deployment automation technologies
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment best practices
• Exposure to monitoring, incident alerting, and service reliability practices to support SLAs
• Demonstrated understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and schema/database design
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s degree is a plus

Technologies

• Python, Go, JavaScript, ReactJS
• CircleCI, Kafka, Kubernetes, GraphQL
• MySQL, PostgreSQL
• AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS; AWS

Benefits

• 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 the 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

Workplace Information

• Location: Austin, TX (onsite)
• Minimum Experience: 5 years

Company Note

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of employees and their families.