Principal Full Stack Software Development Engineer

Zillow

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Zillow Group is a leading real estate and rental marketplace providing consumers with data, tools, and services to find, buy, sell, rent, and finance homes, and connecting buyers with agents and lenders. Industry: Real Estate Technology & Marketplace

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TL;DR · Principal Full Stack Software Development Engineer

As a Principal Full Stack Software Development Engineer on the Transaction AI team, you will partner with applied scientists and machine learning engineers to build agentic AI-powered products for real estate agents and loan officers. You will lead small working groups to prototype and implement internal and external systems, including Agentic Evaluation harnesses and backend services. Your daily work involves guiding architecture, setting technical strategy, and mentoring engineers while ensuring high-quality software development culture. You must be proficient in Python, Typescript, and Javascript, with deep experience in data infrastructure, ETL, and backend development. The role focuses on solving complex technical challenges by leveraging generative AI and large language models to create efficient, insight-driven tools that streamline the real estate transaction process for buyers and professionals.

What you'll do

  • Design, prototype, and implement internal and external systems supporting next-generation AI applications.
  • Lead small working groups to build proofs of concept for new agentic customer experiences.
  • Define the technical architecture and strategy for agentic AI products and services.
  • Develop internal tooling such as Agentic Evaluation harnesses for partner teams.
  • Mentor engineers and provide leadership to navigate the team through complex technical challenges.
  • Educate science leadership on backend systems and their alignment with the core AI strategy.
  • Set software development standards through code reviews, guidelines, and cultural leadership.
  • Align engineering capabilities with business strategy in partnership with senior product leadership.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience building and shipping production-grade software or services.
  • Strong understanding of software design patterns and principles.
  • Understanding of the Machine Learning product development cycle.
  • Ability to contribute across the stack, including ETL, backend services, and product front-end.
  • Fluency in languages such as Python, Typescript, and Javascript.
  • Strong familiarity with AI coding tools and patterns for deploying AI agents.
  • Experience setting architecture vision and strategy for an organization.
  • Experience developing highly available services at Internet scale.
  • Experience developing applications relying on generative AI or large language models (preferred).
  • Experience collaborating with science, engineering, design, research, and product partners in a startup culture (preferred).

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