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Platform Engineering works closely with our developer community to build, maintain, and operate the tools used to build and ship features to our customers. Our team is at the forefront of embracing new technologies and processes which help developers to deliver features faster, safer, and more sustainably.About the role
As a Senior Software Backend Engineer, working on the Platform Engineering team, you will participate in driving the architecture and implementation of the next generation of developer tools and platforms. This platform enables software developers across Zillow Group (ZG) to quickly build and maintain products. Our work has a significant impact in support of Zillow's mission to build the most trusted home-related marketplace in the world!As a Senior Software Engineer You Will Get To:
Think about systems — their edge cases, failure modes, and lifecycles
Work with leadership to drive the technical strategy and roadmap for the adoption of new tools and standards on ZG's platforms
Identify cultural and process improvement opportunities and find ways to improve them
Set the standard of technical excellence and mentor other engineers
Establish relationships with senior leadership and help drive strategy
Collaborate and optimally works cross-functionally teams comprising of business partners, engineers, and product management to produce the best solutions possible
Be a champion of the Platform team, and helps gain adoption across the various teams at Zillow Group
Who you are
5+ years experience in leading the design and development of highly available systems at scale.
Bachelor’s degree or higher (or 5+ years of experience).
A consistent track record as a multi-functional technical leader.
High efficiency and quality in software design, development, testing, and debugging issues across the whole stack
Programming languages like Golang and Python, or Java, JavaScript/Node.js
Cloud technologies and providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Hands-on Kubernetes experience building, configuring and operating clusters.
Experience with opensource tooling in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) ecosystem tooling like Istio, Prometheus, etc.
Familiarity with containerization and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes as well as concepts like service discovery and solutions like service meshes.
End to end understanding of REST and microservices architecture.
Infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions like Terraform, Ansible, etc.
Capable of designing observability and reliability monitoring using tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, Splunk, SumoLogic, Prometheus, New Relic, DataDog, etc.
Get to know us
Zillow is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.
As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do helps people get home and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making home a reality for more and more people.
Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages as well as parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
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 us at [email protected].
Applicants who receive job offers from Zillow Group will be asked to sign a Proprietary Rights Agreement which includes confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, customer and employee non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions. If you are contacted for a role at Zillow Group and wish to review a copy of the Proprietary Rights Agreement prior to receiving an offer, you may request a copy from your Recruiter.
