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Software Engineer II

Reposted 23 Days Ago
In-Office
Boston, MA
94K-142K Annually
Junior
In-Office
Boston, MA
94K-142K Annually
Junior
The Software Engineer II will build and maintain cloud infrastructure, automate tasks, support application teams, and contribute to documentation and operational procedures.
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At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

About the role

The Foundational Infrastructure team provides cloud-native infrastructure, automation, and tools that empower Compass teams to build and deploy products securely, efficiently, and with minimal operational overhead.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a direct impact on our core infrastructure. You will work with modern technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform to help automate and improve our systems. This is a hands-on role perfect for someone passionate about cloud infrastructure, reliability, and solving interesting technical challenges.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with senior engineers to build, deploy, and maintain our core cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Help maintain and improve the reliability and performance of our databases and other AWS services.
  • Use monitoring and observability tools to ensure system health and help troubleshoot production incidents.
  • Automate manual processes and operational tasks using programming languages like Go or Python.
  • Contribute to our “golden path” for software development across the company.
  • Work with application teams to understand their infrastructure needs and provide support.
  • Contribute to documentation for our infrastructure designs and operational procedures.

Basic Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2+ years of software development experience with exposure to languages like Go, Python, and/or Java.  
  • Demonstrated experience provisioning cloud resources with an IaC tool such as Terraform.
  • A foundational understanding of cloud computing concepts (e.g., VMs, networking, storage) and experience with a major cloud provider (AWS preferred).
  • A strong desire to learn and grow in the fields of DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and cloud infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with IaC tools, especially Terraform or OpenTofu.
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
  • Exposure to cloud networking concepts (e.g., VPC, DNS, Load Balancers).

Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $94,000-$142,000; 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.

Perks that You Need to Know About:

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.
At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive.  Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.

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Top Skills

AWS
Docker
Go
Java
Kubernetes
Python
Terraform

Compass Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office

126 Newbury St, Boston, MA, United States

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