Principal Data Architect

Principal Data Architect @ Realtor.com®

Location: Austin, TX

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and energetic Principal Data Architect to shape and lead our technical strategy, a role critical to driving the next phase of growth and innovation within our Data community.  If you're a hands-on technical leader with deep experience in building modern real-time data platforms, we want to hear from you!

You’ll serve as a technical leader across multiple squads, driving a roadmap that aligns our Data strategy with business needs.  You'll ensure teams consistently work towards their OKRs, focusing on scaling our technology to meet evolving demands.

Initially, you’ll focus on maturing our data pipeline’s paved path, ensuring we have best-in-class tooling that exceeds the expectations of both technical and business partners.  As your impact grows, you’ll take on more forward-thinking responsibilities, such as designing advanced data architectures, collaborating with stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of the organization’s data needs, and ensuring a scalable, future-ready data infrastructure.

As we continue building on our modern data platform, you’ll make strategic recommendations and drive technical decision-making across empowered teams.  As a key leader in our Data community, you’ll foster a collaborative and innovative environment, focusing on excellence in both people and products, driving outcomes aligned with our company's values and objectives.  You'll have the opportunity to mentor talented engineers, cultivate continuous improvement, and contribute to our engineering initiatives.

Join us in shaping the future of our data platform and making a lasting impact on our company’s success.

Top Reasons to Apply

• Technical Mastery: Lead the evolution of a modern, scalable data platform while architecting resilient systems for real-time analytics.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate across squads to drive strategic decision-making and mentor engineers, embodying our value to “We Own It.”
• Future-Focused Innovation: Be a key player in a culture that values building, reconstructing, and continuously improving to shape tomorrow’s solutions.

What We’re Looking For:

• A technical leader on our most demanding, cross-functional projects
• Mastery in building solutions that encompass large data sets and scale across the organization
• Mastery in designing data architectures
• Mastery in data collecting, streaming, and processing technologies
• Expert knowledge of SQL, data structures, algorithms, and schema design best practices
• Experience in designing resilient data pipelines 
• Deep hands-on experience with multiple OO languages
• Mastery with AWS or equivalent cloud computing platform
• 12+ years experience or related work experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field, Master's degree preferred

How we work:

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles, our employees work three or more days in our offices, where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person, adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

How we Reward you:

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include, but are not limited to:

• Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
• Family forming benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location