Senior Software Development Engineer

Zillow

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $164,400–$262,600 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$177,250 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $160k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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

Zillow currently has 54 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,400–$262,600 across 40 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Software Development Engineer

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The Senior Software Development Engineer joins the software engineering team to design, build, and operate end-to-end web applications and services powering customer and internal experiences. This role involves architecting and maintaining full stack web applications, spanning modern front-end frameworks and scalable back-end APIs and data stores. You will lead the implementation of complex features from concept through deployment while ensuring performance, reliability, security, and maintainability. Key responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, establishing engineering best practices for code quality, testing, observability, and CI/CD, and mentoring other engineers through code reviews. The position requires expertise in modern cloud environments to solve technical problems related to scalable, resilient solutions for product or platform areas, requiring a bachelor's degree in a technical field and over eight years of professional experience.

What does a Software Development Engineer earn?

Median $169050 from 240 postings across 19 companies.

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Skills

Web Applications APIs Front-end Frameworks CI/CD Observability Data Stores Agile Testing Incident Response

What you'll do

Architect, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications and scalable back-end APIs.
Lead the design and implementation of complex features from concept through deployment.
Establish and advocate for engineering best practices in code quality, testing, and CI/CD.
Mentor other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing sessions.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize production systems to improve health and efficiency.
Refine requirements and break down work with product, design, and data teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Significant experience in both front-end and back-end web application development.
Proven experience designing, building, and operating scalable, reliable services in a modern cloud environment.
Demonstrated experience collaborating in cross-functional, agile teams and influencing technical direction for complex projects.
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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