CoStar Suite - Senior CMS Software Engineer

CoStar Suite - Senior CMS Software Engineer

Job Description

Overview

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.   

CoStar  

CoStar is the global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics and news. Commercial Real Estate industry professionals around the globe use CoStar to access the most comprehensive data to make decisions with confidence. CoStar delivers immediate, verified commercial real estate information on over 5.9 million properties across every market.   

Learn more about CoStar.  

As CoStar’s next CMS Software Engineer, you will help deliver commercial and residential real estate news to millions of users. Our article content is tightly integrated with all of our product offerings, driving and enhancing our user experience. You will continuously learn emerging technologies and architecture advancements and apply the learnings to improve CoStar’s software products. We are searching for an exceptional Senior CMS Engineer in Washington DC to support CoStar’s news and content management.

This position is located in Arlington, VA and offers a schedule of 4 days onsite and 1 day remote. 

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high performance content management systems and frontend web applications used by thousands of users globally
• Drive continuous improvement by focusing on engineering excellence 
• Influence CI/CD pipeline improvements
• Collaborate closely with other Software Engineers across the organization.
• Continually evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends and best practices that can be used to strengthen CoStar’s technology platform and development practices 
• Develop and maintain an in-depth working knowledge of the CRE Industry and CoStar’s business model / technology
• Act as "Voice of the Customer" when participating in product readiness reviews   

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.  
• A track record of commitment to prior employers 
• 5+ years of production development experience
• 3+ years working with modern content management technologies like Drupal, Brightspot, and Joomla
• Demonstration of in-depth understanding of content management system development, such as sophisticated module creation, heavy customization/integration, or core platform contribution
• A demonstrable track record of building and launching successful products and platforms
• Experience with cloud technologies like AWS, Cloud Managed Services, etc.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum processes, and Continuous delivery practices
• Experienced in unit, performance, and automation testing
• Deeply understand what drives the business for which you are building software
• Take an active role in mentoring developers with ability to build consensus

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience managing a large Enterprise level code base, code quality and dependencies
• Experience with modern web technologies like React, Angular, C#, NodeJS, OpenSearch
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commercial Real Estate (CRE) knowledge is a bonus 

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