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 its 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.

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 $186,700.00 - $298,300.00 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

• 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.