Realtor.com® is looking to advance its data quality and governance capabilities across the organization by developing scalable tools and frameworks that enable data quality measurement and monitoring, ultimately improving decision-making and unlocking more value from data.
Requirements
- A software engineer with 3+ years of experience building backend systems or data-centric applications, ideally in environments where data quality, observability, or governance is a focus.
- Proficiency in writing reliable, testable code in one or more objected-oriented languages.
- Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and working with structured and semi-structured data.
- Experience with Typescript or JavaScript and one or more of the following languages: Python, Java, Kotlin, or a comparable object-oriented language.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP) and interest in building scalable data infrastructure.
- Curiosity about data governance practices eager to learn how data lineage, ownership, and quality can be operationalized across large organizations.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to follow through on technical tasks with some guidance.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of tools that measure and surface data quality signals across multiple domains, helping teams detect anomalies and improve trust in their data.
- Support the implementation of scalable systems that allow data owners and stewards to define, monitor, and take ownership of the quality of their datasets.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including data stewards and domain owners, to operationalize data quality and governance standards across the organization.
- Build integrations and instrumentation that improve transparency into data lineage, integrity, and reliability.
- Participate in engineering rituals such as design reviews, code reviews, and team documentation to promote shared learning and clarity.
- Write maintainable, test-driven code using modern languages and frameworks with guidance and support from senior engineers.
- Engage in continuous learning and bring a growth mindset to working across diverse data problems and technical stacks.
Other
- Passion in delivering MVP without sacrificing quality.
- Willingness to collaborate with cross-functional partners such as data owners, product managers, and analysts to support the adoption of data quality frameworks.
- Employees work three days in our Austin headquarters where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field, Master’s degree a plus.
- 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.
