Senior Software Development Engineer, CoreTech

Zillow is a leading real estate platform in the U.S., and they are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to enhance the developer experience for their engineers. This role involves designing and building cloud infrastructure, troubleshooting software problems, and mentoring team members to improve software development efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and evolve the roadmap for Zillow’s CI/CD execution platform, including opportunities to apply AI to improve platform operations, triage, and decision-making
• Partner closely with iOS and Android stakeholders to support mobile-specific build infrastructure needs and improve reliability and performance for mobile workflows
• Own and operate build, deployment, and runner infrastructure across web, services, and mobile platforms, ensuring it is reliable, scalable, and secure
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
• Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS or other cloud providers
• Improve developer productivity by reducing CI feedback time, queue delays, and infrastructure-related build failures
• Monitor and analyze system performance metrics to optimize performance and capacity utilization
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior members of the team

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent experience, with a track record of owning production systems
• Expert in cloud-based linux, macOS server administration, Android build ecosystem and optimizing compute infrastructure for CI/CD workloads
• Deep understanding of cloud networking, virtualization, storage, observability, security, and cost optimization
• Strong understanding of SDLC principles, architecture and operations
• Knowledge of containerized applications and Kubernetes
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform) and processes
• Experience with automation tooling (SaltStack, Ansible, Puppet, etc.)
• Experience scripting/coding with Python, Java and/or Go
• Experience with CICD concepts and solutions (Gitlab, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Github)
• Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows, such as failure analysis, anomaly detection, or workflow optimization, with an understanding of safe and responsible adoption
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to interact with audiences and drive alignment and progress with relevant stakeholders