Senior Software Engineer

CoStar Group

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$124,000–$187,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k
This role $156k
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This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$178,175 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $156k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About CoStar Group

CoStar Group is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces, including CoStar, Apartments.com, and LoopNet platforms. Industry: Commercial Real Estate Data & Analytics

CoStar Group currently has 59 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $133,000–$190,000 across 59 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer joins the engineering team to design, build, and maintain production applications while developing scalable, cloud-native solutions. The role involves building and operating systems on AWS, creating APIs, and developing backend services. A key focus is leveraging Claude for AI-assisted development, including code generation, refactoring, debugging, and analysis. The successful candidate will participate in system design, code reviews, and technical decision-making to improve application performance, scalability, and reliability. Required technical skills include C# and .NET, AWS services like EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch, along with Git-based workflows. Preferred experience includes Databricks, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK to solve complex real estate information and online marketplace technical problems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain production applications using C# and .NET.
  • Use Claude for AI-assisted code generation, refactoring, debugging, and analysis.
  • Build and operate scalable, cloud-native solutions on AWS.
  • Participate in system design, code reviews, and technical decision-making.
  • Improve application performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college/university.
  • Strong experience with C# and .NET / .NET Core.
  • Hands-on AWS experience with EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch.
  • Experience building APIs and backend services.
  • Solid understanding of software design principles.
  • Experience with Git-based workflows.
  • Practical experience using Claude for coding or code review (preferred).
  • Experience with Databricks, microservices, CI/CD, or Infrastructure-as-Code (preferred).

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