Principal Software Development Engineer, Enterprise Applications

Zillow Group Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Software Development Engineer, where you'll lead initiatives to enhance employee productivity through innovative AI solutions. This role involves collaborating with peers to build scalable architectures and mentoring engineers, ensuring a top-tier technology infrastructure. You'll be at the forefront of transforming the employee experience, leveraging your expertise in AI and enterprise solutions to drive operational excellence and foster a culture of continuous improvement. If you're passionate about technology and want to make a meaningful impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

Parental leave

Family benefits

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise solutions and AI applications.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML and proven experience in enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI capabilities and improve employee efficiency through tool development.
• Mentor engineering team members and drive initiatives for collaboration.

Skills

AI/ML

NLP

Generative AI

Enterprise Architecture

API Design (REST, GraphQL)

DevOps Principles

Agile Scrum

Programming Languages

Mentoring and Coaching

Operational Excellence

Job description

Principal Software Development Engineer, Enterprise Applications

About the team

The Enterprise Applications (EA) organization at Zillow is a dynamic and collaborative group of professionals who are dedicated to delivering world-class tools and technology to support Zillow's employees! Whether it’s full stack applications we’ve built on AWS or extensible third-party platforms such as Glean and ServiceNow, the EA team is dedicated to helping our entire employee base operate optimally and efficiently, fostering a culture of inclusion and collaboration, and partnering closely with tech, engineering, product, and core business functions to deliver solutions that delight our internal customers.

About the role

Join Zillow as a principal engineer focused on helping us gain more from our technology stack, evaluating and recommending AI capabilities in our portfolio, helping us stay on top of industry trends, and providing thought leadership on how best to scale our platforms for the needs of Zillow’s future. You will serve as a key member of the Enterprise Applications leadership team, acting as a thinking partner with your peers to build scalable architecture, raise our bar for operational excellence, mentor other engineers, and advise on how we can leverage AI to most effectively increase our employees’ productivity.

As a Principal SDE, Enterprise Applications, you will:

• Regularly assess AI capabilities on core platforms, improve feature rollouts for employee efficiency and collaboration.
• Build tools to help our employees at Zillow be more productive in their day-to-day lives.
• Collaborate with your peers to drive execution of initiatives in support of helping our employees collaborate more seamlessly and gain leverage out of existing toolsets.
• Assess the skills and career aspirations of engineering team members to help identify growth opportunities and provide mentorship where appropriate.
• Find opportunities to reduce technical debt and drive ongoing improvement initiatives, ensuring Zillow maintains a top-tier technology infrastructure.
• Constructively negotiate trade-off discussions with other senior leaders, articulating pros and cons while providing options and recommendations that align with Zillow's goals and values.
• Establish strong connections with key individuals spanning the Product, People, and Technology & Engineering organizations, serving as a reliable consultant who can provide guidance, anticipate challenges, and find innovative solutions for business issues.

Who you are

• 10+ years of experience building and delivering enterprise solutions to help employees collaborate more effectively and be productive.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML, NLP, and Generative AI concepts.
• Proven experience building enterprise-grade AI applications.
• Passionate about the latest AI offerings and technologies as they relate to productivity and helping increase day-to-day effectiveness.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture, modern design patterns, system scalability, and API (REST, GraphQL) design.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and standard methodologies.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages; hands-on experience with front-end and back-end frameworks.
• Ability to seamlessly adapt your communication style to the audience ranging from individual contributors on your team to senior leaders and executives.
• Advocate for career development and multiplying the impact of team members, providing mentoring and coaching to individual contributors.
• Strong commitment to operational excellence, constantly striving to uncover the underlying causes of problems, using data to guide your decision-making, and fostering a culture of ongoing improvement.
• Familiar with Agile Scrum processes and associated ceremonies.

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 coverage 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.

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 your recruiter directly.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.

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