Software Engineer II - Integrated Services at Compass in Seattle

Responsibilities

• Develop Core Backend Services: Design, implement, and maintain robust backend microservices and APIs that power our One-Click Title & Escrow, Insurance, Mortgage, and Home Warranty workflows.
• Contribute Across the Stack: While primarily backend-focused, you will actively contribute to the frontend development of intuitive user interfaces (using modern frameworks like React), ensuring seamless full-stack feature delivery.
• Deliver Features End-to-End: Work independently to deliver small to mid-sized components and collaborate with senior engineers to implement more complex technical designs, ensuring code is secure, stable, and testable.
• Enhance Operational Excellence: Improve operational metrics, enhance system monitoring, and participate in team on-call rotations to ensure the reliability and stability of our integrated services.
• Drive Quality and Testing: Write high-quality, maintainable code with minimal defects. Create comprehensive tests to prevent regressions and generate small to no technical debt.
• Act as a Component SME: Become a subject matter expert on specific internal components or tools, serving as a go-to resource for your peers and helping to mentor incoming SE interns.
• Collaborate in Agile Workflows: Participate actively in code reviews, team planning, and design discussions, providing constructive feedback and continuously learning the broader business context of your team's software.
• Develop Core Backend Services: Design, implement, and maintain robust backend microservices and APIs that power our One-Click Title & Escrow, Insurance, Mortgage, and Home Warranty workflows.
• Contribute Across the Stack: While primarily backend-focused, you will actively contribute to the frontend development of intuitive user interfaces (using modern frameworks like React), ensuring seamless full-stack feature delivery.
• Deliver Features End-to-End: Work independently to deliver small to mid-sized components and collaborate with senior engineers to implement more complex technical designs, ensuring code is secure, stable, and testable.
• Enhance Operational Excellence: Improve operational metrics, enhance system monitoring, and participate in team on-call rotations to ensure the reliability and stability of our integrated services.
• Drive Quality and Testing: Write high-quality, maintainable code with minimal defects. Create comprehensive tests to prevent regressions and generate small to no technical debt.
• Act as a Component SME: Become a subject matter expert on specific internal components or tools, serving as a go-to resource for your peers and helping to mentor incoming SE interns.
• Collaborate in Agile Workflows: Participate actively in code reviews, team planning, and design discussions, providing constructive feedback and continuously learning the broader business context of your team's software.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of software engineering experience developing well-tested, high-performance applications.
• Strong backend engineering skills with proficiency in languages such as Go, Node.js, Python, or Java.
• Practical experience working with modern frontend technologies, ideally TypeScript and React, and a willingness to tackle full-stack challenges.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and implementation trade-offs.
• Experience building and consuming APIs (gRPC or REST) and working within microservice architectures.
• Familiarity with AWS/cloud technologies, event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka), and modern CI/CD tooling is a strong plus.
• Dedication to software testing best practices (e.g., Jest, Cypress, or equivalent backend testing frameworks).
• A collaborative mindset with a track record of independent execution on straightforward technical problems and an eagerness to seek guidance when facing ambiguity.
• Practical experience or strong interest in using AI-assisted development tools (like ClaudeCode or GitHub Copilot) in real delivery environments.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 2-4 years of software engineering experience developing well-tested, high-performance applications.
• Strong backend engineering skills with proficiency in languages such as Go, Node.js, Python, or Java.
• Practical experience working with modern frontend technologies, ideally TypeScript and React, and a willingness to tackle full-stack challenges.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and implementation trade-offs.
• Experience building and consuming APIs (gRPC or REST) and working within microservice architectures.
• Familiarity with AWS/cloud technologies, event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka), and modern CI/CD tooling is a strong plus.
• Dedication to software testing best practices (e.g., Jest, Cypress, or equivalent backend testing frameworks).
• A collaborative mindset with a track record of independent execution on straightforward technical problems and an eagerness to seek guidance when facing ambiguity.
• Practical experience or strong interest in using AI-assisted development tools (like ClaudeCode or GitHub Copilot) in real delivery environments.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Skills

Required

• Backend engineering
• Go, Node.js, Python, or Java
• TypeScript and React
• Microservice architectures
• Collaborative mindset
• Independent execution

Preferred

• AWS/cloud technologies
• Event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka)
• Modern CI/CD tooling

Benefits

• Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.
• Do your best work, be your authentic self.
• Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.
• Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $126,990-$141,100; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.
• Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $126,990-$141,100; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.