Principal, Software Development Engineering

Cotality
  • Irvine, California
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    At Cotality, we are driven by a single mission-to make the property industry faster, smarter, and more people-centric. Cotality is the trusted source for property intelligence, with unmatched precision, depth, breadth, and insights across the entire ecosystem. Our talented team of 5,000 employees globally uses our network, scale, connectivity and technology to drive the largest asset class in the world. Join us as we work toward our vision of fueling a thriving global property ecosystem and a more resilient society.

    Cotality is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture that inspires innovation and bold thinking; it's a place where you can collaborate, feel valued, develop skills and directly impact the real estate economy. We know our people are our greatest asset. At Cotality, you can be yourself, lift people up and make an impact. By putting clients first and continuously innovating, we're working together to set the pace for unlocking new possibilities that better serve the property industry.

    Job Description:
    What You Will Be Doing
    • Architect Intelligent Data Pipelines: Design, build, and optimize robust high-level and low-level architectures for enterprise ETL pipelines. Ingest, transform, and normalize massive volumes of global real estate data leveraging Kafka and Elasticsearch.
    • Drive AI & Innovation: Integrate machine learning models and AI-driven capabilities into core data products to power features like predictive analytics, intelligent search, automated data tagging, and model optimization.
    • Build High-Performance Pipelines & Applications: Develop fast, scalable, and user-friendly software applications and standards-based pipelines that power the global real estate economy.
    • Provide Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Foster professional growth by mentoring junior engineers, establishing code review practices, and driving modern engineering, testing, and AI development standards.
    • Lead Complex Projects: Act as the technical lead on major initiatives. Drive project timelines, establish measurable goals, and break down complex solution approaches into manageable execution paths.
    • Bridge Business & Tech: Apply critical thinking to translate complex business needs and customer requests into clear technical requirements, turning conceptual ideas into high-quality engineering tasks.
    Job Qualifications:
    Core Requirements
    • 10+ years of professional software engineering and enterprise data architecture experience.
    • Expert-Level ETL & Data Engineering: Deep expertise in designing, monitoring, and scaling complex, high-throughput, enterprise-grade data pipelines.
    • Streaming & Search Ecosystems: Hands-on mastery of production-scale SQLServer, Apache Kafka and Elasticsearch.
    • AI/ML Integration & Lifecycle: Proven experience integrating AI/ML capabilities, including embedding models, LLM APIs, vector databases, predictive modeling, and AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) / model optimization.
    • High-Scale APIs: A proven track record of architecting and building highly scalable, low-latency, production-grade APIs.
    • Modern Engineering Practices: Expert understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, Unit Testing, TDD, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies.
    • Technical Leadership: Extensive experience mentoring junior engineers, coaching multi-disciplinary teams, and communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
    Preferred (Nice to Have)
    • Advanced AI Paradigms: Experience with Agentic AI systems, workflows, and knowledge frameworks.
    • Domain Standards: Experience working with Real Estate Data standards (e.g., RESO).
    • Protocols & Security: Familiarity with oData, OpenID Connect, and OAuth2.
    • UI Familiarity: Exposure to frontend technologies like Angular and JavaScript.

    Annual Pay Range:
    134,400 - 165,000 USD

    Application Window:

    This opportunity is expected to remain posted through the date identified below, subject to business needs.

    Thrive with Cotality

    At Cotality, we offer more than just a job, we provide a benefits experience designed to support your whole self. From a flexible working model to competitive time off and standout health coverage with meaningful perks and growth opportunities, our package is built to help you thrive at work and in life.

    Highlights, depending on role classification, include:
    • Time off: Generous PTO and

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationIrvine, California

    Skills

    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • AngularJSunmatched
    • Apache Kafkaunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Code Reviewsunmatched
    • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Managementunmatched
    • Data Modelingunmatched
    • Database Designunmatched
    • Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
    • Design Patterns Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Ecosystemsunmatched
    • Elasticsearchunmatched
    • Enterprise Architectureunmatched
    • High Throughputunmatched
    • Low-Level Designunmatched
    • Machine Learningunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Microsoft SQL Serverunmatched
    • OAuthunmatched
    • OpenIDunmatched
    • Predictive Modelingunmatched
    • Quality Engineeringunmatched
    • Real Estateunmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Security Protocolsunmatched
    • Semantic Searchunmatched
    • Set Goalsunmatched
    • Software Architecture Designunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Test Driven Development (TDD)unmatched
    • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
    • Training Data Setsunmatched
    • Unit Testunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched

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