About the team
Join our industry-leading Economic Research team bringing innovative analysis, creativity and excellence to the U.S. housing market. We create, productionalize, analyze, and share a full suite of housing data products and analysis for an audience inside and outside of Zillow. Our work contextualizes Zillow’s unparalleled living database of all homes and hundreds of millions of customers to provide insight to everyday consumers and open data to hundreds of researchers and policymakers across the country. You’ll work in an informal, fun, collaborative atmosphere with a dynamic team with a diverse range of interests and skills.
About the role
Zillow Group’s Economic Research team is looking for a forward thinking and curious Applied Scientist intern who has a passion for applying creative data science solutions to business problems and tackle them systematically with mathematical models. We are always looking for the best model for the job, whether it is a random forest, deep neural nets, matrix factorization, or GLM and if we cannot find one, we will invent it. At the center of Zillow’s effort to build the future of real estate, this team will be responsible for creating innovative solutions to challenging problems, many entirely new for the company but all central to our mission to empower the consumer and transform the real estate industry by building a true marketplace.
You will have the opportunity to:
Collaborate with other Applied Scientists to develop and refine models that track the housing market at a variety of regional levels, using data from our living database of 100M+ homes, transactions, and users (think nowcasting, hierarchical modeling, clustering etc.)
Create diagnostic, quality, and suppression metrics using heuristics to more advanced models to ensure data quality at scale (over millions of models for different geographies/home type cuts)
Work on a data product important for both internal and external customers
Work on visualizing and interpreting data on a large scale
Work closely with our engineering team to productionalize models
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. Employees may live in any of the 50 US States, with limited exceptions. In certain cases, an employee in a remote-designated job may need to live in a specific region or time zone to support customers or clients as part of their role.
Who you are
In the process of completing a Master’s or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Econometrics, Physics, Earth Sciences, or related scientific field involving mathematical modeling (preferred) with a graduation date between Dec 2021 and Summer 2022.
Proficiency in statistics, regression modeling, and machine learning models
Experience in or interest in learning distributed computing frameworks (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink, Pig, etc.)
Proficiency in scientific programming, including data manipulation, modeling, and visualization, Python strongly preferred
Ability to conduct independent research and apply research methods to real-world problems
Ability to communicate and present results to both technical and non technical audiences
Background in spatial statistics a plus
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Get to know us
Zillow Group, the largest portfolio of real estate brands on mobile and the web, is building a safe, on-demand real estate experience. Whether selling, buying, renting or financing, customers can turn to Zillow's businesses to find and get into their next home with speed, certainty and ease.We are on a mission to help people unlock their next chapter and are building transformational tools and services that create an on-demand real estate transaction experience. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help them finish it — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.At Zillow Group, we're powered by our inclusive work culture, where everyone has the support and resources to do the best work of their careers. Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction is supported by our passion to empower people and enrich lives around everything home, a deep-rooted culture of innovation, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. But, don't just take our word for it. Read our reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, Fortune Best Workplaces for Technology, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials, Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents, Fatherly's Best Workplaces for New Dads, JUST Capital 100 Company, and the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index constituent.
Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.