Senior Big Data Software Engineer

About the team

Zillow is disrupting real estate by empowering people to unlock life's next chapter! The Zillow Data Engineering team supports multiple lines of business and is responsible for implementing, operating and improving data pipelines and creating data sets to empower Zillow Group brands and customers. We achieve this goal by building and deploying highly scalable data pipelines, adhering to software/data engineering best practices and ensuring the quality of our data to the delight of our consumers.

About the role

In this role, you will evangelize and build Data Products for customer, property and business-specific data to simplify critical ML and Analytics products, like the Zestimate and pricing of Zillow-owned homes, to enrich the customer experience, and simplify marketing operations. You will partner with other data engineering teams and platform teams within AI to lead the architecture, implementation, and operations of big data pipelines and tools for building high-quality data marts.

As a member of this team, you will:

• Architect, design, build, implement and support data pipelines/products to serve ML and Analytical use cases
• Identify opportunities to evangelize and support existing data processes
• Contribute back to common tooling/infrastructure to enable self-service tooling to expedite customer onboarding
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and analysts on mission-critical property data needs to build world-class datasets

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice which must be identified to the Company. Employees may live in any of the 50 US States, with limited exceptions. In certain cases, an employee in a remote-designated job may need to live in a specific region or time zone to support customers or clients as part of their role.

In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City and Washington the standard base pay range for this role is $157,100.00 - $250,900.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City and Washington and may not be applicable to other locations.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location.

Who you are

• Passionate about data engineering/analytics and distributed systems.
• 5+ years software development experience using Python/Scala/Java and experience leading the design/implementation of config driven, scalable, reliable services and workflows/pipelines using Airflow, Hive, Spark, Kafka, EMR, or equivalents.
• Excited about mentorship and coaching/onboarding/leading teammates.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and passionate about collaborating across organizational boundaries.
• A degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent work experience
• Here at Zillow - we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. We encourage you to apply if you have transferable skills or related experiences.
• Expert in establishing and promoting high standards in pipeline monitoring, data validation, testing, etc.
• Comfortable distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, resolving ambiguity and balancing challenging objectives.
• You have extensive experience in applying automation to data engineering (DataOps).

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.

As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do helps people get home and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making home a reality for more and more people.

Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages as well as parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

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