Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

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.Are you passionate about building software solutions to solve real customer problems? Do you like fast-paced work environments? Are you passionate about modern programming languages, design patterns, and scalable architectures? You’ll be right at home here!You will be joining the Client Experiences tech community. At Realtor, our technology team participates in the research and development of scalable applications, identifying new technologies and trends to enhance our products and business. We build innovative solutions to help customers in their buying, renting, and selling journeys by connecting them with real estate agents and partners. We provide real estate agents and teams with best-in-class tools to manage their listings and grow their businesses. Join us to push the boundaries of what’s possible and learn from world-class talent that promotes a culture of experimentation and learning.The Sr. Software Engineering Manager is a key technical influencer and contributor through all stages of the software development lifecycle. You will be able to make an impact by leveraging your leadership and collaboration abilities to execute on broad cross-organization initiatives and produce industry-leading solutions. You will be a partner in designing and delivering the best solution for our consumers and clients. You will champion the adoption of AI-native workflows, driving team efficiency through the strategic implementation of coding assistants and automated debugging tools. This role requires fostering a culture of AI literacy, where you will mentor the team on effective prompting strategies and the ethical integration of LLMs into the SDLC. You are expected to establish guardrails for code security and quality assurance within AI-assisted workflows and continuously evaluate emerging tooling to keep our engineering practice at the cutting edge.Top Reasons To Apply: Define a Core Business Domain: You will have a hand in fundamentally redefining how "Seller Leads" function and monetize across the entire Realtor.com ecosystem.Close to Revenue: This squad owns "Spotlight Listings" and branding/promotional ad products, the high-visibility surfaces that real estate agents actively buy. Your work directly drives revenue. Scale And Impact: You will be building consumer- and agent-facing interfaces that impact millions of users monthly, giving you the satisfaction of seeing your team's code and your strategy perform at massive scale.What will you be doing?Guide engineering teams to rapidly deliver value to our consumers and customers through Agile incremental implementation with high quality Build highly scalable experiences and operationally-excellent services using advanced data architectures deployed on Amazon Web Services Collaborate with technical leads and architects to define a technical roadmap and maintain the overall architectural integrity of the Move products Construct and maintain an environment of integrity, trust, high quality, and continuous improvement Motivate the team and enthusiastically rally them around delivering against a variety of organizational initiativesWhat will you bring?Minimum 3-5 years experience in leading software engineering teams in a technology company, and 8+ years of related experienceA strong results and outcome-driven focus, understanding the value derived from rapidly shipping code and learning/iterating on the results Ability to coach and mentor engineers, helping them improve their skills and grow their careers A deep understanding of modern web architectures (React, Angular), popular database technologies (Postgres, MySQL), and cloud platforms (AWS) Hands-on experience with high-level design and familiarity with best practices and design patterns Strong empathy for our customers and a passion for exceeding their expectations, always! A passion for learning, continuous improvement, sharing, and working in a team environment A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science/Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experienceHow We Work:We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. Our employees work three days in our Austin headquarters where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.How We Reward You:Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to:Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverageFamily forming benefits13 Paid HolidaysFlexible Time Off8 hours of paid Volunteer Time offImmediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company matchTuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs1:1 personalized Financial Planning SessionsStudent Debt Retirement Savings Match programFree snacks and refreshments in each office locationDo the best work of your life at Realtor.comHere, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. At Realtor.com, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.Job ID: 2779Job Area: TechnologyPosted Date: 02/07/2026