Zillow
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Remote-USA · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$172k-$274kDetected 27 days ago
PythonDistributed SystemsDatabricksAWSCloud PlatformsCI/CDMachine LearningSparkAirflowLLMsAgentic AILangGraphA/B TestingExcelCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationAdaptability
About the role
- As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the Agentic Data Foundations team, you will:
- Influence and Align: Act as a technical anchor for the team.
- Zillow is seeking a highly experienced, product-minded Senior Machine Learning Engineer to anchor our Agentic Data Foundations team within the broader Agentic Data Platform organization.
Responsibilities
- You will collaborate closely with scientists, engineers, and product partners to understand their dependencies and deliver the data foundations they need to innovate rapidly.
- You will drive alignment on timelines, architectures, and prioritization across different organizations, successfully influencing technical direction without requiring direct authority.
- Deep understanding of software design patterns, distributed systems architecture, and operational excellence (CI/CD, monitoring, A/B testing).
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous "startup-like" environment within a larger enterprise, embracing a "build, learn, and pivot" mentality.
- These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation.
- You will design and build the highly scalable, robust foundational infrastructure that empowers our AI teams.
- Translate complex ML infrastructure designs and ambiguous customer problems into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences, including leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
- You are a natural relationship-builder who earns trust quickly, operates with a growth mindset, and knows how to lead initiatives from the whiteboard to production.
- Proven ability to build strong cross-functional relationships.
Requirements
- Exceptional Communicator: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a track record of clearly articulating technical trade-offs to both engineering peers and executive leadership.
- Our ideal candidate meets the following requirements:
Nice to have
- Experience with regulated, private, or sensitive data at scale.
- Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the country.
- Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.
- Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff
- adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions
- communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service
- and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.
Skills
- Foster a culture of rapid innovation, frugality, and engineering excellence.
Compensation
- In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $171,700.00 - $274,300.00 annually.
- The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.
- Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.
Benefits
- You are a seasoned engineer who seamlessly marries state-of-the-art machine learning paradigms (LLMs, Agentic frameworks) with large-scale data engineering.
- You excel at leading collaborative efforts, creating buy-in for your architectural vision, and driving execution across matrixed teams.
- Lead the design, prototyping, and deployment of scalable machine learning infrastructure that can power Zillow AI Mode.
- In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.
Company info
- In this role, you will be the bridge between our core data platforms and the AI teams building Zillow's next-generation customer experiences.
- We need a "roll-up-your-sleeves" technical leader who thrives in ambiguity, holds a high bar for production engineering, and possesses the ability to align multiple teams around a shared technical vision.
Visa & Work Authorization
- al employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status
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