What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Developer II - Data Streaming Platforms position at Redfin?
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 and mobile apps, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer-centric way. If you value doing impactful work in a collaborative environment, join our team!
Do you like working on large-scale data streaming infrastructure? Do you like digging into observability tools to understand how systems are working? If so, we’re looking for an engineer to join our Data Streaming team to help build out our Kafka-based platform which supports business critical features across Redfin and Rent.
As a Software Development Engineer II on the Data Streaming team you will be responsible for keeping our platform stable while working with clients and other platform teams and helping them get the most out of our system.
The Role
The compensation information below is provided in compliance with all applicable disclosure requirements.
Base Pay Range: $121,900.00 - 165,100.00. Actual base pay will depend on varying circumstances, including the position, location, individual qualifications, market finances, and other operational business needs. Compensation may also include bonuses and equity.
We offer a generous benefits package including flexible vacation that supports the importance of time away from work for rest and relaxation, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, sick leave (accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked), medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Programs, and 401(k) employer match.
Redfin is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce.
A diverse, 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 recruitingteam@redfin.com
Redfin encourages individuals with criminal record histories to apply for employment and considers such individuals for employment consistent with the requirements of any applicable fair chance acts, including but not limited to the California, San Francisco and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Acts. Philadelphia applicants can access a copy of Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards ordinance poster here.
Redfin accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
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 and mobile apps, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer-centric way. If you value doing impactful work in a collaborative environment, join our team!
Do you like working on large-scale data streaming infrastructure? Do you like digging into observability tools to understand how systems are working? If so, we’re looking for an engineer to join our Data Streaming team to help build out our Kafka-based platform which supports business critical features across Redfin and Rent.
As a Software Development Engineer II on the Data Streaming team you will be responsible for keeping our platform stable while working with clients and other platform teams and helping them get the most out of our system.
The Role
- You will help to scale Kafka clusters ensuring optimal performance, cost allocation, and resilience, including appropriate monitoring.
- You will build and support streaming client frameworks, including Kafka Connect/Debezium, Spring Cloud Streams, Kafka Streams, and Spark Structured Streaming.
- You will be a key contributor as Redfin grows our Kafka environment to support the expansion of our systems across multiple AWS regions and companies
- You will assist other engineers in their use of data streaming technologies at Redfin.
- You will keep our systems up to date with current best practices and tooling, including monitoring, logging, and deployment tooling.
- You will support team efficiency improvements and share your learnings with other engineers.
- You will assist with debugging and recovery when incidents arise.
- You will support our goal of automating all processes to ensure consistency and reliability.
- You have 2 years of experience in Software or Systems Development.
- You have experience in analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
- You have the ability to participate in complex technical discussions with a variety of audiences, including Software and Systems Engineers.
- You have experience running Kafka clusters and/or clients in large-scale production environments.
- You have professional development skills in Java.
- You have experience monitoring infrastructure application health.
- You have 2 Years experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- You are able to identify solutions to difficult problems and lead these solutions to implementation.
- You have the ability to consult with other teams on system design and capacity planning.
- You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
- You are able to work in an on-call rotation supporting Kafka and related infrastructure. On-call expectation will be one week every 4 weeks.
- You have experience with CloudFormation or Terraform.
- You have experience with Docker or other containerization technologies.
- You have experience owning Java or other application libraries consumed by client teams.
- You have experience operating services on Kubernetes.
- You have an understanding of security best practices in cloud network environments.
- Competitive compensation packages with a salary, bonuses, and restricted stock grants.
- Generous benefits, including paid vacation, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and fully paid family leave.
- A high-growth company, providing opportunities for continued professional development and growth
The compensation information below is provided in compliance with all applicable disclosure requirements.
Base Pay Range: $121,900.00 - 165,100.00. Actual base pay will depend on varying circumstances, including the position, location, individual qualifications, market finances, and other operational business needs. Compensation may also include bonuses and equity.
We offer a generous benefits package including flexible vacation that supports the importance of time away from work for rest and relaxation, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, sick leave (accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked), medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Programs, and 401(k) employer match.
Redfin is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce.
A diverse, 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 recruitingteam@redfin.com
Redfin encourages individuals with criminal record histories to apply for employment and considers such individuals for employment consistent with the requirements of any applicable fair chance acts, including but not limited to the California, San Francisco and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Acts. Philadelphia applicants can access a copy of Philadelphia Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards ordinance poster here.
Redfin accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
Salary : $121,900 - $165,100
