Senior Software Development Engineer, Big Data

About the team

The Marketing DE team is responsible for building and maintaining a data platform to support all aspects of Marketing. This includes reporting, creating audiences and measuring success of campaigns. This team owns several data pipelines batch and realtime to ingest data from several internal and external sources to deliver necessary insights and data points. These data points are critical to build audiences that enable end user communication across various channels and networks. The team partners with various cross functional business units to gather requirements on data to enable campaigns and deliver analytics. Team also helps Data Science partners with model development and automation measuring success of campaigns using Marketing Mix Models.

About the role

The individual in this role will contribute to building data products supporting Marketing. Recently, the team delivered a Marketing Personalization platform, enabling marketers to deliver personalized messages through campaigns via sophisticated audience and content selection, and built a data platform to construct and implement a Marketing Mix Model to measure marketing campaign effectiveness and optimize spending.

As a member of this team, you will:

• Architect and design batch and real time pipelines.

• Deliver data pipelines to enable reporting, and build audiences for campaign executions.

• Communicate effectively and partner with stakeholders and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Work closely with Data Scientists to build MLops workflows

• Leading implementation with a team of developers.

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.

This role has been categorized as a teleworker position. Teleworkers 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 part of Mexico, but preferably in Mexico City, as we would encourage attendance for occasional in-office events.

In addition to a competitive base salary and benefits, this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.

Who you are

• 5+ years software development experience using Python/Java and experience building sophisticated data pipelines using Spark or Flink.

• Strong experience with Python, SQL , Java, AWS and Databricks

• A degree in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent work experience

• Expert in establishing and promoting high standards in pipeline monitoring, data validation, testing, etc.

• You have extensive experience in applying automation to data engineering (DataOps).

• Passionate about data engineering/analytics and distributed systems.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and passionate about collaborating across organizational boundaries.

• Comfortable distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, resolving ambiguity and balancing challenging objectives.

• Excited about mentorship and coaching/onboarding/leading teammates.

• Here at Zillow - we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. We encourage you to apply if you have transferable skills or related experiences.

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter. 

As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do is helping people move from dreaming to transacting — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality. 

Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, and a  fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.

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