Remote Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud-Native & Scale

Zillow Group Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 196,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Zillow Group Inc. is seeking a senior engineering leader to define and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for one or more software teams.

You will guide the design, development, and operation of scalable, secure systems and coach engineering managers toward high performance. You will partner with product and program management to balance short-term delivery with long-term platform health, establishing metrics to drive continuous improvement and operating with a cloud-native mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a people leadership role leading teams that build and operate production software.
• Proven experience delivering and scaling high-availability, high-volume applications or platforms in a modern cloud environment.
• Demonstrated success mentoring, retaining diverse engineering teams while fostering an inclusive culture.
• Experience collaborating with product and cross-functional partners to define roadmaps, ship features, and iterate based on data and customer feedback.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for one or more software engineering teams, ensuring alignment with product and business objectives.
• Lead the design, development, and operation of scalable, secure, and reliable software systems, setting standards for code quality, testing, observability, and performance.
• Manage, coach, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers, building an inclusive, high-performing team culture focused on learning, accountability, and impact.
• Partner with Product Management, Technical Program Management, and other stakeholders to prioritize work, balance short-term delivery with long-term platform health, and make data-informed trade-off decisions.
• Establish and track engineering metrics (e.g., reliability, throughput, quality) to guide continuous improvement in how teams deliver, operate, and maintain software.
• Influence and coordinate cross-team initiatives, resolving dependencies and risks to ensure cohesive end-to-end solutions across domains and services.
• Champion modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automation, cloud-native architectures) and drive adoption of tools and patterns that improve developer productivity and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cloud architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Production-scale systems

Mentoring & coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

Zillow Group Inc. is seeking a senior engineering leader to define and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for one or more software teams.

You will guide the design, development, and operation of scalable, secure systems and coach engineering managers toward high performance. You will partner with product and program management to balance short-term delivery with long-term platform health, establishing metrics to drive continuous improvement and operating with a cloud-native mindset.