Software Engineer, Sr
Realtor.com Careers · Austin, TX
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Jun 29, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role focused on a high-traffic editorial platform, responsible for building and maintaining consumer-facing features using a React/Next.js frontend backed by WordPress and GraphQL. The work spans the full stack — from UI components and rendering architecture to caching, SEO, and API design — with an expectation of meaningful product ownership and use of AI-assisted development tooling. Best suited to a frontend-leaning engineer comfortable working across backend systems.
Senior level · 5+ years · Austin, TX · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5 people in the Austin, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (web developers). range 3–8
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $86,828 (middle half $65,755–$125,603).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The job posting does not specify an office location — Realtor.com® has offices in multiple cities (including Austin TX, Scottsdale AZ, and New York NY). The CBSA is left blank because the primary work location cannot be determined from the posting alone.
The role requires 3+ days/week in-office, so remote=false is set despite no explicit 'no remote' statement.
Testing tools (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright) and build tooling (webpack/Babel/SWC) are listed under the 'Technical Skills' required section, which reads as a hard-gate block; they are marked required accordingly.
Cloud and CI/CD tools (AWS, CloudFront, CircleCI, ArgoCD, Kubernetes) are framed with 'Familiarity with' — a softer qualifier — so they are marked preferred.
WordPress is explicitly called out as 'not required' in the posting and is marked preferred.
AI/LLM tooling is explicitly required in both the experience and technical skills sections ('You will be expected to use modern AI coding assistants and LLM-powered workflows effectively'), so it is marked required.
The alt SOC 15-1254 (Web Developers) is noted because the role is heavily frontend/content-site focused, but the full-stack scope, API design, and application-level architecture clearly point to 15-1252 Software Developers as the primary classification.
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