Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

Our team is responsible for building software in support of CoStar Group's sales teams. We think big, building innovative CRM features that empowers our sales teams' success. We are a collaborative group with a mix of native mobile, data, API / platform, and front-end skills, and we are working to drive our company's future with our proprietary CRM system.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join us and drive the full-lifecycle development of these critical products. This includes the architecture, development, and ownership of our sales-related software and data. This role will collaborate closely with other technical leadership, product owners and other developers, while also giving you independence and ownership of your work. As a leader, you will drive the technical strategy and architecture of our platform.

This position is located in Richmond, VA and offers the following hybrid schedule of 3 days on-site and 2 days remote.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead an agile software development team (approximately 4-6 people per team) to deliver scalable high performance technical solutions.

• Act as a player-coach, who can mentor and coach team members into highly productive team players.

• Promote can-do attitude, engineering mindset, and collaboration as fundamental team values.

• Influence application architecture and CI/CD pipeline improvements.

• Drive continuous improvement by focusing on engineering excellence.

• Translate business requirements into technical requirements, develop project plans, and work schedules for use by development teams.

• Successfully implement software development projects to specification and within scheduled timelines and budget parameters

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other agile teams to deliver large initiatives.

• Work with recruiting to identify, hire, and retain top industry talent.

• Be hands on and be able to evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends, and best practices that can be used to strengthen CoStar Group’s technology platform and development practices.

• Adopt an owner-operator mindset and demonstrate full ownership of the product and technical platforms.

• Act as "Voice of the Customer" when participating in product readiness reviews.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.

• 8+ years’ experience building large distributed applications.

• 3+ years of experience leading agile teams.

• Significant full-stack experience, with deep expertise in back-end technologies (C#, .NET Core 6.x¸ .NET Framework, Web API, Node, etc.).

• Experience leading through complex requirements, and offering relevant, timely technical solutions.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; Must be able to communicate at a level appropriate to the audience (direct reports, peers, and senior management).

• Excellent team building, negotiation, and consensus building abilities.

• Ability to motivate and build high performance software development teams.

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.

• Track record of commitment to prior employers

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Real world experience with React Native

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug

• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance

• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits

• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes

• Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups

• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 37 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable products and services. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry and for our customers. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

CoStar is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CoStar is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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