Director of Technology (New Development) at Compass · New York…

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients. About the Team Compass Development Marketing Group (CDMG) provides research, pre-development planning, marketing, sales, and leasing services to developers building new residential projects across New York City. Our team advises on everything from unit mix and pricing strategy to go-to-market execution. We are now building a technology layer to match the sophistication of the advisory work we do, and this role is central to that effort. The Role This is a builder role. You will design and develop the next generation of internal tools, data infrastructure, and AI-powered workflows that power CDMG’s advisory platform. You will work directly with our research analysts, project managers, and sales leadership to identify where technology can create leverage across the business and then build the systems to deliver it. The scope is broad and the environment is entrepreneurial. You will own the full cycle from identifying a workflow problem to architecting a solution to deploying it. You will not be managing a large team or sitting in planning meetings all day. You will be writing code, designing data models, and shipping tools that people use. A central focus of this role is scalability. CDMG produces high-value analytical work for its developer clients, including building-level performance dashboards, public records analysis, competitive market reports, and offering plan breakdowns. You will build the data pipelines, templates, and tooling that allow these deliverables to be produced faster and deployed across any building in the portfolio, giving the team leverage to take on more projects at a higher standard. You will also serve as the technical partner to our research function, working closely with analysts to expand how research is produced, structured, and delivered. This is not a research management role. It is an infrastructure role that multiplies what the research team can do. What You Will Build Scalable reporting systems that can be deployed across any building in the portfolio, including performance dashboards, competitive positioning reports, and developer presentations, all powered by structured data and reusable templates. Automated data extraction and structuring pipelines for public records, offering plans, and comparable sales data. Internal tools for core New Development workflows: buyer and client registration systems, inventory and stacking plan management, and dynamic pricing dashboards. AI-powered workflows that accelerate research, reporting, and marketing output, using tools such as Claude, Gemini, and node-based generation platforms like ComfyUI. Integrations with Compass’ broader data infrastructure and product teams, identifying opportunities to leverage existing internal systems and datasets. Who You Are You are a technical generalist who builds things end to end. You are comfortable moving between data engineering, application development, and AI implementation depending on what the problem requires. You care about doing things right but you care more about doing things that work. You know when to build for scale and when to ship something scrappy that solves the problem today. 5+ years of experience in data engineering, software development, analytics engineering, or a related technical field, with a demonstrated track record of building and shipping tools or systems. Proficiency in Python and comfort working across the stack, from data pipelines and database design to lightweight front-end interfaces. Experience designing data workflows that automate collection, transformation, and analysis from multiple structured and unstructured sources, including public records portals, and document parsing. Hands-on experience with generative AI tools and a point of view on how they should be integrated into business workflows. The ability to operate independently and make sound architectural decisions, balancing speed of delivery with long-term system design. Strong communication skills and the ability to translate technical capabilities into business terms for non-technical stakeholders. Experience with image or video generation pipelines, including platforms such as ComfyUI, and tools like Nanobanana Pro, and Kling. Valuable, But Not Required Familiarity with NYC real estate data, public records systems, or property-level datasets. Experience building reporting templates or dashboard frameworks that non-technical users can operate independently. Experience managing or mentoring junior technical team members. Why This Role This is an opportunity to shape how one of the most active new development advisory teams in New York City operates at scale. You will have direct access to senior leadership, a clear mandate to ship, and the freedom to make real architectural decisions. Compensation: The base pay range for this position is $178,700-$200,000; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met. Perks that You Need to Know About: Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance. Do your best work, be your authentic self. At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive.  Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers. Notice for California Applicants Los Angeles County Fair Chance Notice