Principal, Software Development Engineering at Cotality in United States
- Company: Cotality
- Location: United States
- Posted: Sep 23, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: 134,400 - 165,000 USD
- Experience: 10+ years
Overview
Job Description: Architect Intelligent Data Pipelines: Design, build, and optimize robust high-level and low-level architectures for enterprise ETL pipelines. Ingest, transform, and normalize massive volumes of global real estate data leveraging Kafka and Elasticsearch.
Job description
- Job Description:
Responsibilities
- Architect Intelligent Data Pipelines: Design, build, and optimize robust high-level and low-level architectures for enterprise ETL pipelines. Ingest, transform, and normalize massive volumes of global real estate data leveraging Kafka and Elasticsearch.
- Drive AI & Innovation: Integrate machine learning models and AI-driven capabilities into core data products to power features like predictive analytics, intelligent search, automated data tagging, and model optimization.
- Build High-Performance Pipelines & Applications: Develop fast, scalable, and user-friendly software applications and standards-based pipelines that power the global real estate economy.
- Provide Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Foster professional growth by mentoring junior engineers, establishing code review practices, and driving modern engineering, testing, and AI development standards.
- Lead Complex Projects: Act as the technical lead on major initiatives. Drive project timelines, establish measurable goals, and break down complex solution approaches into manageable execution paths.
- Bridge Business & Tech: Apply critical thinking to translate complex business needs and customer requests into clear technical requirements, turning conceptual ideas into high-quality engineering tasks.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional software engineering and enterprise data architecture experience.
- Expert-Level ETL & Data Engineering: Deep expertise in designing, monitoring, and scaling complex, high-throughput, enterprise-grade data pipelines.
- Streaming & Search Ecosystems: Hands-on mastery of production-scale SQLServer, Apache Kafka and Elasticsearch.
- AI/ML Integration & Lifecycle: Proven experience integrating AI/ML capabilities, including embedding models, LLM APIs, vector databases, predictive modeling, and AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) / model optimization.
- High-Scale APIs: A proven track record of architecting and building highly scalable, low-latency, production-grade APIs.
- Modern Engineering Practices: Expert understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, Unit Testing, TDD, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies.
- Technical Leadership: Extensive experience mentoring junior engineers, coaching multi-disciplinary teams, and communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Advanced AI Paradigms: Experience with Agentic AI systems, workflows, and knowledge frameworks.
- Domain Standards: Experience working with Real Estate Data standards (e.g., RESO).
- Protocols & Security: Familiarity with oData, OpenID Connect, and OAuth2.
- UI Familiarity: Exposure to frontend technologies like Angular and JavaScript.
Skills
Required
- Expert-Level ETL & Data Engineering
- SQLServer
- Apache Kafka
- Elasticsearch
- AI/ML integration
- Embedding models
- LLM APIs
- Vector databases
- Predictive modeling
- AI SDLC
- High-scale API architecture
- Software architecture principles
Preferred
- Agentic AI systems
- AI workflows
- Knowledge frameworks
- Real Estate Data standards (RESO)
- oData
- OpenID Connect
- OAuth2
- Angular
Benefits
- At Cotality, we offer more than just a job, we provide a benefits experience designed to support your whole self. From a flexible working model to competitive time off and standout health coverage with meaningful perks and growth opportunities, our package is built to help you thrive at work and in life.
- Time off: Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays, plus well-being and volunteer time off.
- Family Support: Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a baby stipend.
- Health: Multiple medical plan options with mental health and wellness support offerings.
- Retirement: 401(k) with company match and vesting after one year.
- Financial Perks: $400 annual well-being stipend and tuition assistance up to $5,250.
- Extras: Recognition Rewards, Referral bonuses, exclusive discounts and more!
- 134,400 - 165,000 USD
- Please note, Qualifications, locations and experience of the individual ultimately selected for the position may impact the final actual offered compensation, which may vary from the posted range
About Cotality
At Cotality, we are driven by a single mission—to make the property industry faster, smarter, and more people-centric. Cotality is the trusted source for property intelligence, with unmatched precision, depth, breadth, and insights across the entire ecosystem. Our talented team of 5,000 employees globally uses our network, scale, connectivity and technology to drive the largest asset class in the world. Join us as we work toward our vision of fueling a thriving global property ecosystem and a more resilient society. Cotality is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture that inspires innovation and bold thinking; it's a place where you can collaborate, feel valued, develop skills and directly impact the real estate economy. We know our people are our greatest asset. At Cotality, you can be yourself, lift people up and make an impact. By putting clients first and continuously innovating, we're working together to set the pace for unlocking new possibilities that better serve the property industry.