Engineering Manager, Compass
$194.1-215.7k
Real estate technology platform
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Real estate technology platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$194.1-215.7k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone find their place in the world.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years of experience directly managing and leading high-performing engineering teams
- A strong technical background in building scalable web applications and distributed systems. Experience with modern full-stack technologies such as TypeScript, React, Node.js, Go
- Experience with Kafka and event-driven systems
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team
- Proven track record of using agile principles with multiple teams and products to meet project goals and deliver high quality products
- Excellent communication skills, utilized to collaborate both within Engineering and across all functions of the company to drive engineering initiatives
- Excellent mentoring and review skills to help engineers make technical and career progress
- Exceptional focus on customers by building products that are stable and reliable
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager overseeing Next, you will lead a team of talented software engineers responsible for building the core operational layers, structured task management features, and workflow automation of the Next platform
- You will balance technical leadership with people management, ensuring that your team executes efficiently, scales effectively, and maintains a high bar for engineering excellence
- You will work closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to reduce manual coordination for real estate professionals and ensure that critical steps in the transaction process are completed accurately and on time
- Build and Lead the Team: Recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers (ranging from mid-level to senior/staff). Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and inclusivity
- Drive Execution and Delivery: Partner closely with Product Managers and Designers to define the roadmap for the Next platform. Own the agile delivery process, ensuring predictable, high-quality releases of workflow automation and transaction management features
- Guide Technical Strategy: Provide technical guidance and oversight on architecture and system design. Ensure the systems built are scalable, reliable, and easily integrated into the broader Anywhere and Compass ecosystems
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a bridge between your team and external stakeholders. Navigate complex dependencies across different business units, aligning your team's technical strategy with overall company objectives
- Operational Excellence: Drive the operational health of your team's services. Establish best practices for code quality, testing, deployment, and on-call rotations to ensure high availability of the Next 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 and 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.
In 2025, 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 reach and its tech-driven platform. This adds new revenue opportunities, positioning the company to help 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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