Backend Software Engineer II

Backend Software Engineer II

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.

As a CoStar Software Engineer on the Platform Development team you will play a key role in expanding the data platform that supports all of CoStar Group’s largest brands including, CoStar Suite, LoopNet and Apartments.com.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Know: Deeply understand what drives the business for which you are building software.
2. Architect: Use your experience to drive the design of highly performant and highly available products and platforms.
3. Build: Build solutions that operate on massive amounts of data in high transaction volume applications.
4. Test: Work with your QA resources to ensure that the software you deliver is of the highest quality.
5. Launch: Act as a key member of the product launch team and work closely to DevOps to resolve operational issues.
6. Grow: Take an active role in mentoring other developers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree
2. A track record of commitment to prior employers
3. A demonstrable track record of building and launching successful products and/or platforms that leverage terabytes of data and scale to meet the needs of millions of users
4. 3+ years of deep .NET development (C#) experience including cross platform communication technologies such as Web API or WCF
5. 3+ years of database design, T-SQL programming and performance tuning experience
6. Ability to design and develop using Object Oriented design principles and software design patterns to attain high reusability and maintainability

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

1. Deliver work products that meet specifications, are defect free and performant
2. Experienced in application performance testing and unit testing strategies and implementation
3. Facilitate discussions among other developers to exchange ideas and introduce new technologies.
4. Evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends and best practices that can be leveraged to strengthen CoStar’s technology platform and development practices.
5. Willingness to take an active role in mentoring other developers

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:

Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. In addition to generous compensation and performance-based incentives, you'll be supported in both 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):

1. Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
2. Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
3. Commuter and parking benefits
4. 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
5. Employee stock purchase plan
6. Paid time off
7. Tuition reimbursement
8. On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
9. Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, prepared foods, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

Be part of a team of professionals enjoying the opportunity to learn, do, and grow in a rewarding atmosphere.