Senior Database Engineer

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Job Description

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CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.  

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.    

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Database Engineer who excels at designing and implementing database systems. This engineer would support our Web Enterprise team in building the software tools that power our proprietary CRM platform and support our sales and research teams across Homes.com, CoStar.com, Apartments.com, LoopNet.com, and more. 

This position is located in our Richmond, VA office and offers a schedule of Monday-Thursday in office and Friday work from home. 

Responsibilities 

Design, document and implement efficient and scalable database solutions to handle high-volume throughputIdentify bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve processing performanceDevelop backup/recovery strategies to ensure data integrityTroubleshoot and resolve data issues as they ariseDrive and lead software design, development standards, code reviews and production releases Collaborate closely with other Software Engineers across the organization Continually evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends, and best practices that can be leveraged to strengthen CoStar’s technology platform and development practices. Willingness to take an active role in mentoring other developers. 

Qualifications 

Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college 5+ years of database design and T-SQL programming on enterprise solutionsExtensive experience optimizing database performance in productionExperience in architecting, designing and building event-driven applications in an agile environment Excellent software development and engineering skills on large scale, mission-critical applications A track record of commitment to previous employers 

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience with Document Data Systems (Dynamo, OpenSearch) a plus. Experience with AWS S3, Lambda, SQS, Kafka a plus. Experience working on a SOX compliant team a plus 

What’s in it for you?   

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.  

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, and tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):  

Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug  Life, legal, and supplementary insurance  Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family  Commuter and parking benefits  401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions  Employee stock purchase plan  Paid time off  Tuition reimbursement  On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups  Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks  

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.  However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position. 

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing