Senior Software Engineer II - Streaming and Durability

Compass
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 176,000 - 196,100 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Trade-off analysis","Cross-team collaboration","Operational program leadership"]

Own Compass’s foundational Streaming & Durability data layer—designing and operating the database and caching fleet, enforcing tenant-level isolation, and shipping SDKs that make safe data access the default. Lead large-scale, zero-downtime database upgrades across hundreds of clusters, build Kafka/MSK streaming infrastructure, and develop deep observability (SLIs and tenant-dimensioned telemetry) to prevent incidents before customers feel them.

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Senior Software Engineer II - Streaming and Durability

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Job Summary

Own Compass’s foundational Streaming & Durability data layer—designing and operating the database and caching fleet, enforcing tenant-level isolation, and shipping SDKs that make safe data access the default. Lead large-scale, zero-downtime database upgrades across hundreds of clusters, build Kafka/MSK streaming infrastructure, and develop deep observability (SLIs and tenant-dimensioned telemetry) to prevent incidents before customers feel them.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and operate the database and caching fleet (RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL, ElastiCache Redis/Valkey, DynamoDB), including replication, failover, capacity, and engine strategy decisions.
  • •Build multi-tenant data isolation from the ground up and ship SDKs in Go, Java, and Python to enforce tenant-safe access patterns.
  • •Own production database upgrades at fleet scale, coordinating engine version bumps and Terraform state changes across hundreds of clusters with zero customer impact.
  • •Build and scale Kafka/MSK streaming infrastructure, including topic architecture, consumer patterns, and blue/green deployment strategies.
  • •Develop deep observability for the data layer, including SLI dashboards and tenant-dimensioned telemetry for early insight into system behavior.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 176,000 - 196,100 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeavePaid HolidaysSick TimeParental LeaveLife InsuranceDisability InsurancePet Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years building and operating distributed systems, with depth in at least one managed database (PostgreSQL or similar) at production scale in AWS.
  • •Experience building shared tooling such as SDKs, client libraries, and platform APIs to make infrastructure safe and accessible to non-infrastructure engineers.
  • •Write Go (or can ramp quickly) and be comfortable with Terraform, Kubernetes, and IAM-heavy AWS environments.
  • •Led cross-team operational programs including change management, migration coordination, and rollback planning across a broad blast radius.
  • •Think in trade-offs and be able to explain when to use soft application-enforced boundaries vs hard infrastructure controls.
Experience:5+ yearsDistributed systemsMulti-tenant systemsAWSReal estate
Skills:Trade-off analysisCross-team collaborationOperational program leadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoJavaPythonPostgreSQLRDSAurora PostgreSQLElastiCacheRedisValkeyDynamoDBKafkaMSKTerraformKubernetesIAMSDKsSLI dashboards

Company Brief

Compass
A technology-driven real estate brokerage that combines a consumer-facing platform with agent tools and marketplace services to help clients buy, sell, and rent residential properties across the United States.
Industry: PropTech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2012
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