Senior Software Engineer - Remote Mortgage Platform

ZINC Zillow, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 161,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Zillow Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Mortgage engineering team, building scalable back-end services that power integrated mortgage workflows and customer experiences. This remote role is open to US-based employees.

You will lead end-to-end development, mentor engineers, and drive automation, CI/CD, and observability to deliver reliable, secure systems for multiple lines of business. A CS degree and 8+ years in software engineering are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and supporting production applications or services.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex software solutions in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Experience mentoring other engineers and contributing to team-level technical decisions and standards.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement scalable, maintainable software applications and services that align with business and user needs.
• Lead end-to-end development efforts, including solution design, coding, code reviews, testing, deployment, and monitoring for complex features.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, security, and operability through thoughtful design and observability.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and other partner teams to translate requirements into technical solutions and drive alignment.
• Mentor and coach engineers by sharing best practices in software design, coding standards, and operational excellence.
• Champion modern engineering practices (automation, CI/CD, testability) and contribute to technical standards that improve quality.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field

Job description

Zillow Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Mortgage engineering team, building scalable back-end services that power integrated mortgage workflows and customer experiences. This remote role is open to US-based employees.

You will lead end-to-end development, mentor engineers, and drive automation, CI/CD, and observability to deliver reliable, secure systems for multiple lines of business. A CS degree and 8+ years in software engineering are preferred.