About the team
You will join a new team at Zillow tackling the analytic problems around crafting a dramatically better real estate experience for everyone from sellers to buyers, looking beyond our current product offerings to push the boundaries of what is possible. 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.
About the role
Zillow is looking for an exceptional Applied Scientist to join our growing AI team. Our mission is to give consumers certainty and control when selling their home. In the Zillow Offers product, Zillow buys homes directly from interested homeowners, thereby sparing them the tremendous stress and effort of selling. Instead, we take that upon ourselves by quickly preparing these homes for the market and re-selling them. This is a key initiative at Zillow as we seek to define the future of real estate. Zillow Offers is ripe for machine learning integration (developing optimal resale strategy, automated offers, forecasting home value changes, estimating home repairs, optimizing service fee, finding the perfect buyer for our homes and so many more integrations).
You will:
Collaborate with other Applied Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to conduct cutting-edge applied research contributing to Zillow Offers.
Translate business opportunities into well-defined machine learning tasks.
Find insights in diverse data sets and leverage those signals by applying and developing state of the art machine learning models and statistical techniques.
Work closely with machine learning engineers to productionize and ship those models.
Communicate complex machine learning analyses clearly to all audiences.
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
Industry experience in a highly analytical role with a focus on machine learning, data analysis, financial analysis, or similar discipline.
PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Economics, Quantitative Finance, or other quantitative discipline.
Expertise working with languages like Python, R, or julia.
Technical knowledge of machine learning and applied statistics.
Experience programming on large scale distributed systems such as Spark or Hadoop a plus.
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.