Sr Staff Software Engineer

About the role

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. Avail, part of Realtor.com®, is a fast-growing platform transforming how independent landlords and tenants manage the rental experience. Built with the spirit of a startup and backed by the scale and stability of a leading digital real estate company, Avail provides a complete suite of tools, resources, and education to help 1M+ landlords manage their properties with confidence and professionalism. As part of the Avail team, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact—shaping the future of this rapidly expanding brand and helping to reimagine the rental industry for millions across the U.S. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will play a critical role in driving technical leadership within the engineering team. You will be responsible for leading complex, high-impact projects and guiding the technical direction of the team. As an expert in your field, you will provide mentorship and ensure technical excellence. This is a hands-on role where you will architect and develop scalable full stack applications, influence technical decisions, and solve some of our most challenging engineering problems. In this role, you will be responsible for advancing our Avail renter technology, tools, and data to solve key 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 technical 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of complex systems and services to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design) to deliver innovative solutions aligned with business goals.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and senior engineers, helping to level up the team’s skill set.
• Drive best practices in code quality, testing, and maintainability to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of development processes.
• Influence and contribute to the engineering roadmap by identifying technology gaps, scaling challenges, and potential areas of improvement.
• Research and evaluate new tools, technologies, and methodologies to enhance the team's efficiency and scalability.
• Act as a technical expert, providing guidance in troubleshooting and debugging complex issues in production.
• Participate in recruitment, interviews, and onboarding to help grow the engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a senior or staff-level engineering role.

Skills

• Expertise in designing and building full stack applications
• Strong programming skills in Ruby on Rails
• Experience leading engineering initiatives and mentoring other engineers
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work across teams and influence decision-making

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 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

Schedule

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.