As a senior machine learning engineer on Zillow Group's Shopping AI team, you will design and build production-ready ML models that power core product features across the Zillow app, website, and email notifications. You'll rearchitect home ranking and recommendation systems to support advanced neural networks, own the full lifecycle of your models from experimentation to deployment, and develop new AI components to optimize how homes are displayed and recommended. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including engineers, product managers, and designers, you will contribute to the strategic roadmap while improving machine learning infrastructure and mentoring other engineers. The role requires 3-5 years of experience in search or recommender systems, proficiency in Python or Java, expertise with PyTorch, TensorFlow, and large-scale distributed data processing systems like Spark and Airflow, and a passion for applying cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance the home shopping experience.
Design and build machine learning models for Zillow's core product features.
Re-architect home ranking and recommendation systems using advanced neural networks.
Manage full lifecycle of ML models, from prototyping to deployment and monitoring.
Develop AI components that optimize home display and recommendation timing.
Pioneer the use of deep learning and LLMs to enhance home shopping experiences.
Improve machine learning infrastructure and development standards for engineering excellence.
What we're looking for
3-5 years of experience developing applications in search, personalized ranking, or recommender systems.
Experience deploying ML models for high-traffic, latency-sensitive customer-facing services (100s of millions of requests daily).
Strong programming skills in Python or Java and familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Catboost, scikit-learn, and huggingface.
Expertise in large-scale distributed data processing systems like Hive, Spark, Airflow, or Databricks.
Ownership of the full lifecycle of customer-facing ML models, including offline experimentation, prototyping, deployment, A/B testing, and monitoring.
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$171,700–$274,300
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$178,160–$262,400
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$177,012–$246,150
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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
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