CoStar Group - Senior Data Engineer

CoStar Group - Senior Data Engineer
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.  Homes.com is already one of the fastest growing real estate portals in the industry, we are driven to be #1. Just ask Brad Bellflower, Chief Change Officer at Apartments.com. After its acquisition in 2014, Apartments.com quickly turned into the most popular place to find a place. Proven success at the highest level – and we’re doing it again with the new Homes.com.  Homes.com is a CoStar Group company with 20+ years' experience in leading and growing digital marketplaces. We pride ourselves on continually improving, innovating, and setting the standard for property search and marketing experiences. With Homes.com we’re building a brand on the cusp of defining the industry. We’re looking for big thinkers, brave leaders, and creative advertising wizards ready to influence a new age of homebuying within a tried-and-true, award-winning company.Learn more about Homes.comWe are hiring talented Senior Data Engineers in roles related to building cloud-based data pipelines for machine learning, data processing with Apache Spark, and database development.This position is located in San Diego, CA (UTC Area) and offers 2 days remote per week. ResponsibilitiesDesigning, building, testing and deploying scalable, reusable and maintainable applications that handle substantial amounts of data.Taking full ownership of your work from development and testing to eventual deployment and support in production.Collaborating with other engineers, product owners, designers, and leadership.Becoming a trusted team member in matters of technical architecture, design and code.Advocating for evolution and improvement - both technical and non-technical - within our teams.  Includes new tech, tools and best practices.Gaining a deep understanding of the CoStar business, including the Analytic products.Basic QualificationsBachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college  A track record of commitment to prior employers A demonstrable record of accomplishment of building and launching successful products that use terabytes of data5+ years of data pipeline engineering experience, and/or deep database engineering experienceAbility to analyze technical requirements and design new architectures, data models and ETL strategiesHands-on experience with cloud-based relational and non-relational databasesDeliver work products that meet specifications, are free of defects, with excellent performanceDefine Architecture and Development best practicesFacilitate discussions among developers to exchange ideas and introduce innovative technologiesEvaluate emerging technologies to find opportunities, trends and best practices that can be used to strengthen CoStar’s technology platform and development practicesWillingness to take an active role in mentoring other developersPreferred Qualifications And SkillsPerformance tuning of database queries (SQL Server or PostgreSQL), database design, monitoring, and analysisExperience with No-SQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB)Experience with data pipeline tools (e.g. Glue, Step Functions, Lambda)Experience using Confluent KafkaKnowledge and/or experience working with Apache Spark/DatabricksMonitoring & dashboard metric management (e.g. CloudWatch, Kibana)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 insuranceVirtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and familyCommuter and parking benefits  401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions  Employee stock purchase plan  Paid time offTuition 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.  This position offers a base salary range of $110,000 - $199,000, based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan.#LI-CK1#LI-Hybrid
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testingSummaryLocation: US-CA San DiegoType: Full time