Analytics - Senior Software Engineer - Front End

Analytics - Senior Software Engineer - Front End

Job Description

OVERVIEW

CoStar delivers real-time, verified commercial real estate data that helps clients confidently spot great opportunities and make smart choices ahead of competitors. By combining the power of CoStar's independent research organization – the industry's largest – with global data delivery, software, and application solutions, clients can act on opportunities with confidence.

The Analytics team is responsible for the development of CoStar's customer-facing Real Estate Analytics products. We think big, creating innovative data-intensive applications that take up the vast amount of data collected by our CoStar Research teams to create a fast, reliable and intuitive analytics platform for our customers. We are a collaborative group with a mix of big data, API/platform and front-end skills, and we are growing rapidly to help invent the future of Real Estate Analytics.

We are searching for an experienced Senior Software Engineer – Front End to join our team and drive the full-lifecycle development of this critical product.

This position is located in San Diego (UTC Area) and is in office Monday through Thursday with work from home on Friday.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing, building, testing, and deploying scalable, reusable, and maintainable applications that handle large amounts of data.

• Taking ownership of your work, from development and testing to eventual deployment and support in production.

• Collaborating with other engineers, product owners, designers, and leadership.

• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, raising the technical bar through code reviews, pairing, and design discussions.

• Becoming a trusted team member in technical architecture, design and code.

• Advocating for evolution and improvement - both technical and non-technical - within our teams and across development teams at CoStar. Explore new technologies, tools and best practices.

• Gaining a deep understanding of the CoStar business, including the Analytic products.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree required from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college/university

• A track record of commitment to prior employers

• 5+ years of modern front-end experience who can ramp up quickly

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and at least one modern front-end framework (preferably React).

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex UI architectures and component systems.

• Experience using REST APIs, GraphQL and handling data-driven UI

• Knowledge of CSS frameworks (Tailwind preferred)

• Solid understanding of browser behavior, debugging tools, and performance basics

• Exposure to or backend-for-frontend (BFF) patterns

• Comfortable with Git, PR workflows, and code review best practices

• Ability to break down ambiguous problems, create clear technical designs, and deliver independently with minimal guidance.

• Comfort using AI-assisted engineering tools like GitHub Copilot to enhance productivity and quality

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Expertise with micro-frontend architectures

• Familiarity with accessibility (WCAG), performance optimization techniques

• Experience with D3 or other charting libraries

• Understanding of Datadog RUM/APM, logging, or observability

• Experience with Playwright, Jest, or other testing frameworks

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

What's in it for You

• When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.
• We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.
• Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
• Access to CoStar Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

This position offers a base salary range of $124,000 - $202,000, based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing