Senior Software Engineer

This position is a hybrid role requiring employees to work from our headquarters location in Seattle, WA every Tuesday and Wednesday, and remote all other days.

Redfin is revolutionizing the $75 billion real estate industry. We use data, beautiful software, and innovative design to put customers first at every step in the home-buying and selling process. Get ready to dive headfirst into our award-winning website, mobile apps and data platforms, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer-centric way. If you value doing great work in a collaborative environment, join our team!

The Senior Software Engineer will work on designing, building, and operating production systems using Java and cloud-native technologies. This role focuses on developing reliable, scalable services, integrating with data stores and messaging systems, and supporting systems in production using monitoring and alerting tools. The engineer will collaborate with other engineers to deliver and maintain high-quality software in AWS-based environments.

The Role

• Sr. Software Developer holds a reputation for being coachable, receptive to mentorship, and is showing continuous improvement in technical ability.

• Highly available, rapid and highly responsive data/business logic is consistently available to our stakeholders.

• Our products are kept current and modernized; growing and adapting to new trends and technologies to ensure we are on the forefront of the curve.

• Supervisor and appropriate stakeholders are kept consistently informed regarding architectural diagrams, and flaws in their creation are minimal and caught/addressed swiftly; end-user is enabled to utilize codes correctly and as intended.

• Workflow transparency exists to such a degree that the right work is successfully prioritized, commercialization is well coordinated and execution delivers high quality output the first time, without requiring multiple iterations and rework.

About You

• Strong experience with Java in production systems, Clojure experience a plus

• Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases

• Experience building and operating services in AWS

• Experience with Kafka or similar distributed messaging systems

• Hands-on experience with production monitoring and troubleshooting tools

Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Colorado, New York City, New Jersey, Jersey City, California, D.C. and Washington candidates only:

Base Pay Range: $150,800.00 - 203,900.00.

The position may also be eligible for an annual bonus, incentives, and other employment-related benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K retirement plan, and paid time off. More information regarding these benefits and others can be found . The information regarding compensation and other benefits included in this paragraph is only an estimate and is subject to revision from time to time as the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deems appropriate. The Company may determine during its review of the proposed compensation and benefits provided for this position that the compensation and benefits for such position should be reduced. In no event will the Company reduce the compensation for the position to a level below the applicable jurisdictional minimum wage rate for the position.

#LI-Hybrid

Redfin is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workforce.

An inclusive culture is vital to Redfin's mission of making real estate better for people from all walks of life. We’re proud that Redfin is a place where different points of view and backgrounds are encouraged and respected. We constantly strive to build a company that reflects the world around us, based on our conviction that pursuing and developing talent of all types is the right way for a business to thrive over the long haul.

Redfin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. If you need accommodation in the application or recruitment process because of a disability or special need, please contact

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Redfin accepts applications on an ongoing basis.