Software Engineer, Search Team

Employment Type: Full-time

Location Type: Hybrid (Seattle, WA Headquarters - Tuesdays & Wednesdays; Remote - other days)

Position Overview

Redfin is transforming the $75 billion real estate industry through data, innovative software, and user-centric design. This role offers the opportunity to work on award-winning website and mobile applications, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer-focused manner. Join a collaborative environment dedicated to doing great work.

The Search Team is responsible for developing features that enhance the user's home search journey. We focus on the Home Details Page and the Search Map, the two highest-traffic pages on Redfin.com. As a full-stack team, we build consumer-facing UI and robust data ingestion pipelines and services. You will work on features used by millions of users and contribute to critical platforms and services.

About the Search Team

• High Impact and High Visibility: We develop and maintain the most visible pages on redfin.com, serving millions of customers daily and acting as the essential top-of-funnel for Redfin's business.
• Full Stack, Full Ownership: We own our features end-to-end, from data pipelines and databases to the user interface.
• Performance is Critical: Due to high traffic, all our developments must meet strict performance criteria. We lead performance initiatives and best practices across the company.

The Role

• Develop responsive, resilient, scalable, and high-quality software using React, Java, AWS, and other tools/libraries.
• Balance trade-offs between complex infrastructure investments and pragmatic solutions for specific business needs.
• Collaborate with engineering and product stakeholders to define, design, and develop projects.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.

About You

• 3+ years of professional full-stack software development experience, specifically in React and Java.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining scalable, high-performance web applications.
• Passion for elegant interfaces that tell stories and inspire trust.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team, handle ambiguity, and empathize with customers.
• Eagerness to contribute to Redfin's mission of creating a fundamentally better real estate experience.

Technologies We Use

• Java
• JavaScript, React
• JSS
• SQL, Hibernate, PostgreSQL
• AWS, Redis Cache, Kafka
• CSS, HTML
• Kubernetes
• Production monitoring tools
• GraphQL

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: Packages include salary, bonuses, and restricted stock grants.
  • Base Pay Range: $121,900.00 - $165,100.00. Actual pay depends on position, location, qualifications, market, and business needs. Compensation may include bonuses and equity.
• Generous Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, fully paid family leave, and unlimited paid vacation.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for continued growth in a high-growth company.
• Impactful Work: Gain significant responsibility and work on projects with high visibility impacting millions of users, with less stress than a startup.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible vacation policy, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and sick leave (accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked).