Homes.com - Manager, Machine Learning

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. 

Homes.com is already one of the fastest growing real estate portals in the industry, we are driven to be #1. Just ask Brad Bellflower, Chief Change Officer at Apartments.com. After its acquisition in 2014, Apartments.com quickly turned into the most popular place to find a place. Proven success at the highest level – and we’re doing it again with the new Homes.com.  Homes.com is a CoStar Group company with 20+ years' experience in leading and growing digital marketplaces. We pride ourselves on continually improving, innovating, and setting the standard for property search and marketing experiences. With Homes.com we’re building a brand on the cusp of defining the industry.

We’re looking for big thinkers, brave leaders, and creative advertising wizards ready to influence a new age of homebuying within a tried-and-true, award-winning company. 

Learn more about Homes.com. 

Our team is responsible for Machine Learning solutions for one of the fastest-growing real estate marketplaces, Homes.com, as well as CoStar's industry-leading Real Estate Analytics products. We think big, creating innovative data-intensive applications to improve our customer experience. And we are a collaborative group with a mix of Machine Learning, Data Engineering, API, and Front-End skills, working to create the future of Real Estate marketplaces and analytics.

We are looking for a Manager, Machine Learning to join our group and drive the delivery of Machine Learning solutions for Homes.com and CoStar. This role will collaborate closely with other technical leadership, product owners and engineers, while also giving you independence and ownership of your work. As a senior member of the group, you will have the opportunity to drive the technical strategy and architecture of our platform.

This position is located in Irvine, CA and offers schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading a team in the development and operation of Machine Learning solutions for Homes.com and CoStar products.

• Partnering with other engineering teams, product owners, and leadership on shipping great Machine Learning solutions.

• Taking full ownership of your team’s work, from development and testing to eventual deployment and operation in production.

• Recruiting, leading, and mentoring a high-performing team.

• Influencing the technical strategy of our Machine Learning solutions.

• Providing hands-on technical guidance to your team.

• Fostering a culture of learning and innovation by understanding the latest technologies and techniques in building Machine Learning solutions.

• Acting as a trusted advisor in matters of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.

• Advocating for evolution and improvement - both technical and non-technical - within our engineering teams.

• Gaining a deep understanding of the CoStar business.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college, with degree preferably in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field. MSc or PhD is a plus.

• A track record of commitment to prior employers 

• 3+ years of experience leading a machine learning team.

• 8+ years of experience with applied machine learning engineering.

• 8+ years of programming experience in Python, C#, Java, or Scala.

• Real world experience with Recommendation, Computer Vision, or Text Mining systems.

• Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms, model training, and evaluation.

• Experience with large-scale data pipelines.

• Experience collaborating with business and product leaders to solve open-ended problems using Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science.

• Ability to build and grow a high-performance software development team.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong math and analytical skills.

• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Experience with databases, such as DynamoDB, AWS RDS, or SQL Server.

• Experience solving streaming and batch data processing problems at scale.

• Experience with ML cloud tools such as Databricks, AWS Personalize, Rekognition.

• Exposure to Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative AI.

• Commercial Real Estate (CRE) knowledge is a bonus.

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

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.  However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

This position offers a base salary range of $169,800.00 – 297,900.00, based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan.

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