Engineering Manager, Compass
$143-216k
Real estate technology platform
Job no longer available
Real estate technology platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$143-216k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone find their place in the world.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in infrastructure software development and at least 3+ years of which are management experience
- You must be able to motivate and inspire your team to develop and maintain high-performing and innovative software solutions
- You must have experience leading a software engineering team and have a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle
- You must also have strong interpersonal and organizational skills, as well as a high level of creativity and problem-solving ability
- A proven track record of agile management and delivering successful products
- A history of recruiting, growing, and retaining top talent in high-performance environments
- Demonstrable examples of cross-team collaboration to affect organizational change
- Experience with a hyper-growth company, scaling both organizations and technologies
- Experience and knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and vendor negotiations/management
- Experience with technologies such as: AWS, RDS, Elasticsearch, Elasticache, Redis, Kafka, Java, Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Networking, and CI/CD
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager in the Technical Infrastructure organization, you will contribute and help deliver on the mission, vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution of the group
- The Technical Infrastructure organization focuses on ensuring that the end-to-end engineering workflow at Compass is smooth, our foundational infrastructure that all teams rely on is stable and performant, and automation of organizational permissions related to engineering tools
- Most of the services owned by the Technical Infrastructure group are considered Tier 1 services, so you will set the bar for high availability and operational excellence within product and engineering
- You will solicit input from key stakeholders across all of product and engineering, including engineers en-masse, who are the Technical Infrastructure group’s primary stakeholders
- You will be responsible for creating an identity for the organization and setting top-level goals that connect to higher-level company goals
- You will play a valuable role in setting the north star, standards and operational excellence for the compass platform and engineering team
- Build and manage an engineering team to guide the development of cloud infrastructure systems and features
- Coach your direct reports to have a positive impact on the organization and support their career growth
- Collaborate with engineers and senior leadership to translate our vision into a tangible roadmap on a quarterly basis. Break down complex projects into smaller pieces and lead the iterative design and implementation process
- Be a thoughtful technical voice within the team, aiding in diligent architectural and design decisions, fostering a culture of high-quality code and engineering excellence
- Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and operation of multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale
- Work closely with our talent organization to identify and recruit exceptional engineering talent who aligns with Compass’ culture and contribute to our platform
Our take
Compass uses an AI-driven platform to smooth out and speed up the process of buying, selling, or renting property. It functions much like a traditional broker, but employs tech to reduce the time, uncertainty, cost and friction of transactions for buyers, sellers & agents.
It's disrupting a sector so far largely averse to tech innovation, allowing users to close deals in less time than the industry average of 30-45 days. Compass is now the largest independent real estate brokerage in the USA, with over 29,000 agents nationwide.
Recently, Compass acquired Anywhere Real Estate in a major leap that cements its place among the biggest players in US property. By uniting leading brokerage brands and expanding its agent network on a massive scale, Compass strengthens both its readch and its techn-driven platfrom. The move add new revenue opportunities and efficiencies, positioning the company to navigate today's tough housing market and shape the future of real estate.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jul 2019
$370m
SERIES G
Sep 2018
$400m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Robert Reffkin
(Founder & CEO)After 2 years at McKinsey, Robert worked as a Lazard Associate and White House Fellow. They joined Goldman Sachs in 2006, where they worked as VP of Principal Investment before leaving in 2012 to found Compass. Alongside this, Robert ran 50 marathons in 50 states to raise $1 million dollars for for youth education and enrichment programs.
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