CoStar Group

Senior Software Engineer

CoStar Group$130K — $170K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university required.
  • 5+ years of production development experience with front-end frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of React.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Familiarity with large language models and AI architectures preferred.
  • Experience in unit, performance, and automation testing.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain responsive, high-performance web applications.
  • Design AI-powered solutions to elevate customer experiences.
  • Integrate AI tools and workflows into both internal and customer applications.
  • Build reusable UI components focused on maintainability and performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement AI-driven automation.
  • Contribute to shared component libraries and front-end architecture.
  • Write comprehensive unit and integration tests.

Benefits

  • Work-life balance with a hybrid work model: in-office Monday through Thursday, work from home on Fridays.
  • Opportunity to mentor other developers and influence front-end technology standards.
  • Access to cutting-edge AI technologies and tools.
  • Engage in collaborative agile ceremonies and pair programming.
Full Job Description
Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who excels at designing and architecting modern web applications. 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.

CoStar is investing heavily in artificial intelligence to accelerate software delivery, improve platform observability, automate research and business workflows, enhance product experiences through intelligent agents and skills, and improve data quality across enterprise systems. Successful candidates will demonstrate a willingness to learn, adopt, and apply AI technologies responsibly to solve complex business and engineering challenges.

This position is located in Richmond, VA and is in office Monday through Thursday with work from home on Friday.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain engaging, responsive, and high-performance web applications using React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Design and implement AI-powered software solutions that enhance the customer experience, improve platform intelligence, and unlock new product capabilities across CoStar brands.
  • Build and integrate AI skills, agents, tools, and intelligent workflows into internal systems and customer-facing applications.
  • Build reusable, scalable, and secure UI components and libraries with a focus on maintainability and performance.
  • Collaborate with Product, Research, and Data teams to identify opportunities where AI-driven automation can create business value and improve decision-making.
  • Contribute to and maintain shared component libraries and front-end architecture.
  • Write comprehensive unit and integration tests using tools like Jest, React Testing library.
  • Participate actively in code reviews, pair programming, and agile ceremonies.
  • Take an active role in mentoring other developers.
  • Be a subject matter expert in front-end technology stack.
  • Continually evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends, and best practices that can be leveraged to strengthen CoStar's technology platform and development practices.

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree required from an accredited, not for profit, in person, university or college.
  • A track record of commitment to prior employers.
  • Familiarity with large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, or agent-based architectures.
  • 5+ years of production development experiencing using modern front-end frameworks.
  • Strong proficiency in React.js, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS.
  • Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive design.
  • Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and familiarity with front-end build tools (e.g., Webpack, Babel).
  • Strong grasp of web standards, accessibility, and security best practices.
  • Experience working in Agile development environments.
  • Experience in unit, performance and automation testing.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with any state management libraries like Redux, Context API.
  • Experience implementing AI agents, workflow automation platforms, or intelligent search solutions.
  • Experience applying AI-assisted software development practices to improve engineering productivity and code quality.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control using Git.
  • Experience with .NET Core and SQL Server with the ability to integrate front-end components into a scalable, secure, and maintainable backend architecture
  • Experience with Relational Database Management Systems (SQL Server) and Document Data Systems (Dynamo, Elastic Search) a plus.
  • Comfortable working across the stack with Node.js on the server-side
  • Nice to have experience with AWS S3, Lambda, SQS, Kafka, Redis.


The final salary or hourly rate offered for this rolewill fall within the range set forth below based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.

Base Compensation: $130,500- 170,000 Annually

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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About CoStar Group

CoStar Group is a provider of information, analytics and marketing services to the commercial property industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain. Founded in 1987 by Andrew C. Florance, the company has grown to include online database CoStar and many online marketplaces, including Apartments.com, LoopNet, Lands of America, and BizBuySell. CoStar Group was founded in 1987 by Andrew C. Florance in Washington, D.C. In 1998, the company became a public company via an initial public offering on the NASDAQ, raising $22.5 million. In 2004, CoStar Group, Inc. v. LoopNet, Inc. became a landmark case in copyright law. In October 2009, the company acquired a building in Washington, D.C., now its headquarters, from the Mortgage Bankers Association for $41.3 million. The building had sold 2 years earlier for $79 million and the company claims it used its analytics data to know the right time to buy. In April 2012, CoStar Group acquired LoopNet for $860 million. In April 2014, the company acquired Apartments.com for $585 million. In April 2015, the company acquired Apartment Finder for $170 million. In July, the company acquired Belbex an online marketplace and information provider for commercial property based in Spain. In February 2017, the company acquired Westside Rentals. In February 2018, the company acquired ForRent.com from Dominion Enterprises for $350 million in cash and $35 million in stock. In October, the company acquired Realla.co an online marketplace for commercial property based in the United Kingdom. In November, the company acquired Cozy Services for $68 million.
Learn more about CoStar Group
Size
4,742 employees
Market Cap
$31.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$227.1 million
Founded
1987
5 Year Trend
+18.3%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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