Senior Applied Scientist, Agentic AI

Zillow

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Remote (Remote-Usa, US) Posted 76 days ago $160,900–$257,100 / year
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TL;DR

Zillow seeks a Senior Applied Scientist for its Agentic AI team’s Applied Reasoning subgroup, where you will develop advanced large language model (LLM)-powered reasoning systems tailored for real estate. Your daily tasks include prototyping and deploying agents that can perform multi-step reasoning and context-aware decision-making, applying techniques like test-time scaling and post-training to enhance their capabilities in dynamic environments. You will also define evaluation frameworks and mentor junior team members while contributing to the scientific community through publications and internal knowledge sharing. The role requires expertise in LLMs, agentic systems, NLP, and multi-agent collaboration, along with a strong background in experimental design and rigorous evaluation methods. This position offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI solutions that significantly impact the real estate industry at scale.

Skills

LLM Python NLP Kubernetes CI/CD Docker PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana Git GitHub MLOps Scikit-learn TensorFlow PyTorch

What you'll do

  • Design and prototype advanced agentic systems for real estate use cases.
  • Develop agents using test-time scaling and post-training techniques for dynamic environments.
  • Define and refine evaluation processes for LLM-driven applications rigorously.
  • Stay updated with agentic AI research trends and apply them to practical solutions.
  • Mentor junior scientists in applied research, scalable architecture, and responsible AI.

What we're looking for

  • Ph.D. or equivalent experience in Computer Science with focus on LLMs or Machine Learning.
  • 2+ years of experience building large-scale ML solutions, especially in NLP and agent-based systems.
  • Experience developing LLM reasoning models capable of multi-step reasoning and context-rich decision-making.
  • Strong background in rigorous experimental design and evaluation for AI/ML applications.
  • Track record of publishing high-impact research in top AI/ML venues.
  • Expertise in test-time scaling and post-training techniques for advanced agentic systems.

Market check

Salary context

This $160,900–$257,100 range sits above 41% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$183,650–$261,150

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$162,000–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Zillow

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

Zillow currently has 33 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,900–$257,100 across 33 roles with salary data.

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