About the team

The Agent Software and Advertiser organization at Zillow Group drives innovation in real estate technology, building products like Zillow Listing Showcase and solutions for showing management, feedback, offer management, recruiting, transaction management, and analytics. Our team’s work brings efficiency and value to agents, partners, and clients across the industry.

About the role

As a member of the Business Data team, you will play a key role in shaping data-driven decisions and enhancing customer experiences across our products. Your work will directly influence business strategy and the value we deliver to our users.

As A Senior Data Engineer, You Will Get To:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable data pipelines to collect, process, and store large volumes of data from diverse sources.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data pipeline performance to ensure reliability and efficiency.

• Proactively identify opportunities to automate and improve team processes.

• Rapidly learn new business domains and work closely with partners to understand and support evolving data needs.

• Develop and evolve data models that support business use cases and adapt to changing requirements.

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Champion engineering best practices by reviewing designs and code, providing constructive feedback, and mentoring team members.

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, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $148,600.00 - $237,400.00 annually. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations. In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont the standard base pay range for this role is $141,200.00 - $225,600.00 annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations 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. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience building and maintaining data-intensive applications.

• Proven ability to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for large datasets.

• Proficiency with modern data technologies such as Spark and Airflow.

• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.

• Advanced SQL skills and experience with data modeling to translate business requirements into flexible data structures.

• Experience deploying, monitoring, and ensuring the reliability of production data systems.

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills across teams and functions.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Databricks, or data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.

• Here at Zillow, we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. We encourage you to apply if you have transferable skills or related experiences.

Get to know us

At Zillow, we’re reimagining how people move—through the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S., we help customers navigate buying, selling, financing and renting with greater ease and confidence. Whether you're working in tech, sales, operations, or design, you’ll be part of a company that's reshaping an industry and helping more people make home a reality.

Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the country. Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2025, and included on the PEOPLE Companies That Care® 2025 list, reflecting our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture where employees are empowered to grow.

No matter where you sit in the organization, your work will help drive innovation, support our customers, and move the industry—and your career—forward, together.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.