Zillow · 19 hours ago
Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering, Big Data
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$207K/yr - $330K/yr
8+ years expZillow is the top real estate website in the U.S. and is on a mission to give people the power to unlock life’s next chapter. The Senior Manager, Data Engineering will lead the Engagement Data Warehouse team, owning the vision and roadmap for data products that serve various partners and managing a team of data engineers working with large-scale datasets.
MarketplacePublishingReal EstateOnline PortalsPropTech
Responsibilities
Define & Drive the Data Roadmap: Own the strategy for engagement and top‑of‑funnel data products (clickstream, SEO, retention, and lifecycle marketing). Partner with Data Science, AI/ML, and Product leaders to identify gaps and deliver end‑to‑end solutions that define how Zillow understands the customer journey
Lead & Scale a High‑Impact Team: Manage and grow a team of engineers, aligning them around measurable outcomes. Prioritize team health by balancing new product work with platform stability and ongoing operational work to prevent burnout
Champion Engineering Excellence: Serve as a technical thought partner, raising the bar through rigorous design reviews, strong data modeling standards, and robust observability for petabyte‑scale systems
Communicate with Influence: Translate complex technical trade‑offs into business‑relevant terms for senior leadership. Author clear design docs and stakeholder updates that align cross‑functional teams on scope, timelines, and expected impact
Invest in People & Culture: Mentor talent through proactive career coaching and individual development plans. Foster an inclusive, psychologically safe environment where engineers feel supported, challenged, and respected
Qualification
Required
A BS+ in Computer Science or a related field, and 8+ years in data or software engineering on data‑intensive systems, including 4+ years managing engineers
Proven track record of building and scaling high‑impact data engineering teams and data products
Significant experience designing and operating pipelines over billions of events and petabyte‑scale datasets, ideally including clickstream, web/app analytics, or engagement/retention data
Strong hands‑on experience with SQL, Python, Spark, and modern data platforms and orchestration tools (e.g., Databricks, Airflow/Prefect/Dagster, and AWS or another major cloud provider)
Demonstrated ability to partner with cross‑functional stakeholders (e.g., Data Science/ML, Product, Marketing, Analytics, Data Platform) and drive shared outcomes
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting complex topics to Director+ or VP‑level audiences
A consistent track record of proactively identifying problems and opportunities, aligning stakeholders, and driving end‑to‑end execution
Preferred
Experience building data products for experimentation, marketing measurement, or growth analytics
Familiarity with dbt or semantic/metrics layers for standardized metrics
Experience leading distributed or hybrid teams and working effectively across time zones
Benefits
Equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location
Company
Zillow
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.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$96.63MKey Investors
Legg MasonPAR Capital ManagementBenchmark,TCV
2016-08-01Post Ipo Equity
2014-04-01Post Ipo Equity
2012-12-12Post Ipo Equity· $4.13M
Leadership Team
Lloyd Frink
Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chair
Rich Barton
Co-founder and Co-Executive Chair
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