Senior Software Development Engineer, ZHL

Zillow; United States; Remote; USD 158,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the real estate sector is seeking a Senior Backend Software Development Engineer to lead project delivery and support. The role involves designing features, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in backend development and a passion for engineering.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages

Parental leave

Family benefits

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with proficiency in Go, Java, Python, C#, NodeJS.
• Experience in the Mortgage industry and familiarity with relevant tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and ongoing support of projects from end-to-end.
• Contribute to the design of new features and future vision of ZHL.
• Mentor engineers at all levels.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

C#

NodeJS

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Job description

About the teamZillow Group is on a mission to revolutionize the real estate process and make it easier for buyers, sellers, and renters. Our goal is to provide a seamless experience from start to finish, helping you find, finance, and move into your dream home. We are taking an "Integrated Mortgage" approach, ensuring that every step of the journey is connected and hassle-free.
The Mortgage engineering team plays a crucial role in achieving our ambitious goals and delivering an exceptional customer experience. We are connectors, leaders, and dedicated collaborators, working together to streamline the real estate transaction process and create a delightful and trustworthy journey for our customers.
As part of the ZHL platform group, our team is responsible for developing and enabling ease of adoption of key Mortgage tech enablers of Tasks and workflows. These enablers power the mortgage domain's customer experience, operator tools, marketing, and analytics systems. We are backend developers who are transforming and designing innovative lending systems that will provide a unified experience for our various lines of business and bring joy to our customers.About the role

As a Senior Backend Software Development Engineer, you’ll lead the delivery and ongoing support of projects from end-to-end. In addition, you will:

• Contribute to the design of new features and future vision of ZHL.
• Review the code and architectural ideas of your peers
• Advocate for standard methodologies
• Facilitate engineering discussions
• Mentor engineers at all levels
• Participate in an inclusive, energetic, and highly multi-functional team.

We leverage technology best suited for each use case, however, our teams typically use the following tech:

• Go, Java, C#, Python, and NodeJS for our APIs and services
• A range of persistence strategies including relational and non-relational databases
  

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. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $158,200.00 - $252,800.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC 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

Wondering if we're the right team for you? You'll excel in this team if you thrive on autonomy, seek out persistent problems, implement effective solutions quickly, and you are:

• 5+ years of software development experience with very high proficiency in Go, Java, Python, C#, NodeJS or other object-oriented languages suitable for writing back end web services.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, program managers, and analysts on critically important projects
• Find opportunities to promote and support existing ZHL processes
• Passionate about engineering and distributed systems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and passion for collaborating across organizational boundaries.
• Comfortable distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, resolving ambiguity, and balancing ambitious objectives.
• Passionate about mentorship, and coaching/onboarding/leading teammates.
• A degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent work experience
• Experience in the Mortgage industry and familiarity with the tools and applications used
  

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, andworld-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 your recruiter directly.

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

Applicants who receive job offers from Zillow Group will be asked to sign a Proprietary Rights Agreement which includes confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, customer and employee non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions. If you are contacted for a role at Zillow Group and wish to review a copy of the Proprietary Rights Agreement prior to receiving an offer, you may request a copy from your Recruiter.