Software Engineer
Realtor.com Careers · Austin, TX
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Jul 10, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A junior software engineering role focused on building and maintaining backend services, APIs, agent-facing dashboards, lead delivery systems, and digital storefronts for a real estate platform. The work spans several product teams and involves Python, React, Node.js, and GraphQL. It suits a developer with around two years of experience who is comfortable working in cross-functional squads and integrating AI coding tools into daily development work.
Mid level · 2+ years · Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 260 people in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 140–340
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 $134,120 (middle half $104,000–$168,730).
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 (6)
The posting is framed as a junior role ('junior engineer' appears in team descriptions, and the title/framing targets early-career candidates), but the 2+ years of experience requirement and the breadth of the technology stack (Python ecosystem, React, Node.js, GraphQL, databases) support a Mid-level classification.
The technology stack (Python/FastAPI/Pydantic/NumPy/Pandas, React, Node.js, GraphQL) is listed under the 'What You'll Bring' requirements section with the phrase 'strong willingness to learn our technology stack, including' — indicating these are the expected stack rather than strict hard gates on prior mastery. They are marked required as they appear in the qualifications block, but the softening language ('willingness to learn') is worth noting.
AI, Machine Learning, and AWS are explicitly called out as 'preferred' in the JD ('preferred' keyword used directly).
LLMs appear in the narrative/context section describing AI tooling expectations rather than in a formal qualifications block; captured as preferred.
The role is hybrid (3 days in Austin HQ), not fully remote.
No compensation range is provided in the posting.
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