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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - **Company:** Realtor.com Careers - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Node.Js, Next.js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Applications, Web Usability, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, Backend, Data Analytics, Graphql, Restful APIs - **Published:** July 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b78da6bf804433cc ## About the Role * Technical Mastery: 8+ years of software engineering experience, including deep experience building consumer-facing web applications and backend services at scale. Strong proficiency with TypeScript, React, modern web tooling, and backend technologies such as Node.js, GraphQL, and REST APIs. * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. * Systems Thinker: You are comfortable designing end-to-end solutions that span UI architecture, APIs, services, experimentation, analytics, and cloud-native infrastructure. You know how to build for scale, reliability, and long-term evolution. * Operational Excellence: You understand testing strategy, observability, CI/CD, and release quality, and you care deeply about building systems that are easy to operate and safe to change. * Mentorship and Culture: You raise the bar for the engineers around you through technical leadership, clear communication, thoughtful collaboration, and a strong sense of ownership. * Data-Driven: You are comfortable partnering with Product and Data teams to run experiments, interpret results, and use evidence to improve user and business outcomes. ## Description We are looking for a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to serve as a technical anchor for this team, driving the architecture and delivery of experiences across web frontends, APIs, and supporting services. You will help shape premium listing experiences and agent discovery surfaces used by consumers at critical moments in their home journey, while building systems that also create measurable value for real estate professionals. Tope 3 Reasons to Apply: * You will be leading a brand new team in a growing space in our Consumer organization. * You will be exposed to working with multiple teams to influence the product and technical roadmap of the experience. * You enjoy working in an environment where AI accelerates the engineering work you define. What You'll Do: As a Staff Engineer, you won't just write code; you will define the technical standards for how we build, scale, and evolve Spotlight Listings and Agent Directory across the stack. * Architectural Leadership: Own the end-to-end architecture of our consumer web experiences and the supporting backend services that power premium listing presentation, agent discovery, profile connections, and lead paths. * Full-Stack Platform Thinking: Design cohesive systems across React/Next.js frontends, Node.js services, GraphQL and REST APIs, experimentation layers, and operational observability so that client and server systems work together as a reliable platform. * Performance at Scale: Drive initiatives that improve Core Web Vitals, rendering performance, accessibility, resiliency, and software quality across some of our most important consumer-facing surfaces. * Premium Experience Innovation: Partner with Product, Design, and Data to build experiences that make listings feel more differentiated and informative, and that help consumers more confidently choose homes and agents. * Cross-Functional Influence: Work closely with partner teams across search, listing detail pages, profile systems, mobile, and platform services to align on integrations, rollout strategy, and long-term technical direction. * Technical Leadership: Raise the bar through design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and the establishment of reusable patterns and paved-road approaches for other teams to build on. ## Related Videos - [But, you're not Facebook](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/378-but-you-re-not-facebook) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! 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