Zillow · 2 weeks ago
Senior Software Development Engineer, CoreTech
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$161K/yr - $257K/yr
5+ years expZillow is a leading real estate platform in the U.S., and they are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to enhance the developer experience for their engineers. This role involves designing and building cloud infrastructure, troubleshooting software problems, and mentoring team members to improve software development efficiency.
MarketplacePublishingReal EstateOnline PortalsPropTechRental Property
Responsibilities
Lead and evolve the roadmap for Zillow’s CI/CD execution platform, including opportunities to apply AI to improve platform operations, triage, and decision-making
Partner closely with iOS and Android stakeholders to support mobile-specific build infrastructure needs and improve reliability and performance for mobile workflows
Own and operate build, deployment, and runner infrastructure across web, services, and mobile platforms, ensuring it is reliable, scalable, and secure
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS or other cloud providers
Improve developer productivity by reducing CI feedback time, queue delays, and infrastructure-related build failures
Monitor and analyze system performance metrics to optimize performance and capacity utilization
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior members of the team
Qualification
Required
5+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent experience, with a track record of owning production systems
Expert in cloud-based linux, macOS server administration, Android build ecosystem and optimizing compute infrastructure for CI/CD workloads
Deep understanding of cloud networking, virtualization, storage, observability, security, and cost optimization
Strong understanding of SDLC principles, architecture and operations
Knowledge of containerized applications and Kubernetes
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform) and processes
Experience with automation tooling (SaltStack, Ansible, Puppet, etc.)
Experience scripting/coding with Python, Java and/or Go
Experience with CICD concepts and solutions (Gitlab, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Github)
Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows, such as failure analysis, anomaly detection, or workflow optimization, with an understanding of safe and responsible adoption
Strong collaboration and communication skills to interact with audiences and drive alignment and progress with relevant stakeholders
Benefits
In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.
Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.
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
Zillow has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
81%
Represents job field similar to this job
Engineering and Development
Product Management
Management and Executive
Accounting and Finance
Marketing
Customer Service and Support
Creatives and Design
Sales
Human Resources
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (39)
2025 (179)
2024 (150)
2023 (171)
2022 (256)
2021 (239)
2020 (195)
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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