Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

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About the team

The Analytics Data Engineering org builds out high-quality, critically important datasets that combine customer, property, transaction, and marketing data into a comprehensive source of truth datasets consumed by analytics, machine learning, and product teams across Zillow. The datasets we build are essential in allowing Zillow to make key business decisions about new or recently launched products and gain insights into our existing services.

- We believe that creativity, collaboration, and innovation lead to success.
- We actively encourage our teams to learn about the business and share their ideas.
- We value “culture add” and promote a diverse and inclusive workplace!

About the role

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in the Analytics Data Engineering organization, you will play a central role in powering analytical and ML teams by providing validated high-quality datasets that are a single source of truth across the organization

  • Design, implement, and take ownership of critically important ETL pipelines

  • Contribute to the architecture and development of near real-time and batch data products

  • Work closely with business partners, data analysts, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to build production-ready datasets that meet their business needs

  • Partner with data platform and data governance teams to apply the best data engineering practices

  • Review the code of your peers

  • Advocate for industry-leading best practices and methodologies for building high-quality datasets

  • Explore new technologies to improve upon existing solutions

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.

Who you are

  • 5+ years of software development experience with very high proficiency in Python or Scala or Java.

  • Led the design/implementation of sophisticated, config driven, highly scalable/reliable data pipelines using EMR, Kafka, Spark, Hive, Airflow or equivalents

  • Must have SQL knowledge

  • Must have detailed knowledge of data structures and algorithms

  • Must have prior experience working with customers to understand and collect requirements.

  • You understand the concepts behind distributed databases, and both streaming and batch processing systems

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter.

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 is helping people move from dreaming to transacting — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.


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. 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 in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, 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 RecruitingAccessibility@zillowgroup.com.

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.

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