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Zillow · 9 hours ago

Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic AI

Zillow is a leading real estate platform that is transforming the industry through AI technologies. They are seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to develop advanced multimodal foundational technologies and drive product innovation by prototyping and deploying AI models within their scalable infrastructure.

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Responsibilities

Leverage frameworks like AgentSDK, and LangChain/LangGraph to design, prototype, and develop multi-agent systems that are capable of highly autonomous and context-aware interactions
Leverage advanced GenAI models including reasoning models, real-time voice API, etc, to build agentic prototypes and later on convert them into product-level agentic skills and deploy to users
Have the mentality of “build, learn, and pivot”, and hold the high bar of shipping into production
Mentor and guide engineers in using the right technologies for agentic AI solutions and foster a culture of innovation and responsible AI usage
Distill complex research findings and system designs into actionable insights for diverse audiences—including executives
Remain on the cutting edge of agentic AI emerging paradigms, driving product innovation
Serve as the focal point for applied science projects, driving alignment on timelines, and prioritization
Continuously refine processes for experimentation, A/B testing, and production rollouts to balance rapid innovation with reliability and responsible deployment

Qualification

Machine LearningReinforcement LearningNatural Language ProcessingLarge-Scale SystemsAgent-Based SystemsDialogue SystemsAI Services DeploymentLLM ModelsInnovationMentoringCollaborationCommunication

Required

A master's degree or above, equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with emphasis on foundational LLM, agentic AI, reinforcement learning, AI planning, or natural language processing
7+ years of hands-on work building large-scale, high-impact solutions—ideally in the most recent two years building agent-based systems, multi-agent collaboration, or similar paradigms
Experience developing dialogue systems capable of long conversations, multi-step reasoning, context-rich decision-making
Experience deploying and scaling AI services capable of handling hundreds of millions of daily interactions with high availability, low latency, and robust fault tolerance

Preferred

A track record of publishing high-impact research in top AI/ML venues is a big plus

Benefits

Equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location

Company

Zillow is an online real estate marketplace for finding and sharing information about homes, real estate, and mortgages. It is a sub-organization of Zillow Group.

H1B Sponsorship

Zillow has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (179)
2024 (150)
2023 (171)
2022 (256)
2021 (239)
2020 (195)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$96.63M
Key Investors
Legg MasonPAR Capital Management
2016-08-01Post Ipo Equity
2014-04-01Post Ipo Equity
2012-12-12Post Ipo Equity· $4.13M

Leadership Team

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Lloyd Frink
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
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Rich Barton
Co-founder and Co-Executive Chair
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