Job Description
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.
As a CoStar Software Engineer on the Data Automation team, you will play a key role in expanding the data platform that supports all of CoStar Group’s largest brands including, CoStar Suite, LoopNet and Homes.com. You will deeply understand what drives the business for which you are building software. We firmly believe that what separates a good developer from a great one is a deep understanding of the business that they are supporting.
This position is located in our Richmond, VA office and offers a schedule of Monday-Thursday in office and Friday work from home.
Responsibilities
· Build big, distributed, API-driven systems for tens of thousands of users
· Produce bullet-proof code that is robust, efficient and maintainable; our primary tools are C#, .NET Framework, AWS (Dynamo/S3/Lambda), SQL Server
· Drive and lead software design, development standards, code reviews.
· Continually evaluate emerging technologies to identify opportunities, trends, and best practices that can be leveraged to strength CoStar’s technology platform and develop practices.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college
· 3+ years of experience in C#, .NET Framework
· 3+ years of experience in MS SQL Server OR Database Design in T-SQL programming/performance tuning
· Experience in architecting, designing and building large-scale distributed, services-oriented systems and web applications in an agile environment
· Data modeling experience
· A track record of commitment to previous employers
Preferred Qualifications
· 3+ years of experience in JavaScript, React, C# and .Net Core
· Experience with RESTful web services
· Familiarity with Postman, Swagger, and API testing best practices
· Advanced SQL Querying
· Power BI for advanced reporting and dashboards
· Strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners)
· Data modeling experience from conceptual, logical and physical designs
· Databricks for data engineering workflows
· Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)
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, and tuition reimbursement.
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
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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college
- 3+ years of experience in C#, .NET Framework
- 3+ years of experience in MS SQL Server OR Database Design in T-SQL programming/performance tuning
- Experience in architecting, designing and building large-scale distributed, services-oriented systems and web applications in an agile environment
CoStar Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CoStar Group and has not been reviewed or approved by CoStar Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as extensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans, with additional life and supplementary insurance options. Mental health counseling and wellness incentives are also part of the package, reinforcing the sense of strong health support.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle perks include commuter and gym reimbursements and daily lunch, alongside office snacks/drinks and company social events. Fitness stipends and wellness programs add to the perceived day-to-day value of the rewards package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Opportunities to become a shareholder via stock-related programs are highlighted as a meaningful element of total rewards. Equity and employee stock purchase options are positioned as an additional path to value beyond base pay.
CoStar Group Insights
What We Do
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, online marketplaces, and 3D digital twin technology. Founded in 1986, CoStar Group is dedicated to digitizing the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives. CoStar Group’s major brands include CoStar, a leading global provider of commercial real estate data, analytics, and news; LoopNet, the most trafficked commercial real estate marketplace; Apartments.com, the leading platform for apartment rentals; Homes.com, the fastest-growing residential real estate marketplace; and Domain, one of Australia’s leading property marketplaces. CoStar Group’s industry-leading brands also include Matterport, a leading spatial data company whose platform turns buildings into data to make every space more valuable and accessible, STR, a global leader in hospitality data and benchmarking; Ten-X, an online platform for commercial real estate auctions and negotiated bids; and OnTheMarket, a leading residential property portal in the United Kingdom.








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