Senior Software Engineer II- Cloud Infrastructure
Compass
At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.
About the role:
The Foundational Infrastructure team provides cloud-native infrastructure, automation, and tools that empower Compass teams to build and deploy products securely, efficiently, and with minimal operational overhead.
As a Senior Engineer, you will influence key technology decisions that impact the wider engineering organization. You are a pragmatic technologist who designs and delivers scalable, resilient systems while fostering collaboration and technical excellence. Beyond execution, you serve as a mentor, guiding a talented team of engineers while driving impactful, high-complexity projects. You lead by example—innovating, teaching, and shaping the future of Compass Engineering.
Responsibilities:
- Guide technical strategy and mentor engineers on high-impact projects.
- Design, develop, and optimize scalable infrastructure solutions.
- Maintain and improve platform reliability, scalability, and security.
- Manage and monitor Kubernetes clusters, storage, and networking components.
- Provide support for infrastructure-related incidents and internal customer needs.
- Partner with customer teams to proactively identify infrastructure needs
- Document and refine infrastructure design and operational practices.
Basic Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of software development experience with proficiency in Go, Java,
- Experience building and operating large-scale cloud services in AWS or other public clouds.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native applications and microservice architecture.
- Proven ability to influence technical decision-making and execution.
Preferred Qualifications
At least 3+ years experience with one or more of the following:
- Cloud networking (DNS, BGP, TGW, VPC Peering, ALB, VPN)
- Kubernetes and service mesh solutions (Istio, Envoy).
- Edge/CDN networking solutions (Cloudflare, CloudFront, Fastly).
- Terraform
Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $131K-$197K annually; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.
Perks that You Need to Know About:
Participation in our incentive programs (which may include where eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, marriage leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.