Software Development Engineer, Big Data - Remote Eligible

Software Engineer Specializing in Big Data

At Zillow Group, our mission is to empower people to unlock life's next chapter. We are actively seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer specializing in Big Data to join our dynamic Enterprise Data Platform team. This critical team is entrusted with the ownership and meticulous management of all compliant and secure data pertaining to our finance and people organizations. This encompasses everything from financial transactions and reporting to employee data, ensuring its integrity, accessibility, and adherence to all regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable big data solutions that drive insights and support crucial business functions across these vital departments.

Are you passionate about data? Does the prospect of dealing with massive volumes of data excite you? Do you want to create the next-generation tools for intuitive data access?

• Zillow's Enterprise Applications organization is seeking a savvy SDE to join our team and shape the future of our Enterprise data platform. This data platform serves Analytics and reporting needs of Zillow's Finance, HR and other organizational functions. You will be responsible for building data collection, transformation and processing pipeline automation for Zillow's Enterprise function data to support Zillow's rapidly growing and dynamic businesses, and use it to deliver the BI and Insights critical for success of these functions.
• As a Data Engineer, you will be an expert in data warehousing components, including data modeling, ETL, and reporting, as well as data integrations. You will possess a deep understanding of enterprise-level data warehouse architecture, encompassing various platforms such as traditional Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and modern columnar databases. This includes expertise in data modeling (dimensional, 3NF), ETL/ELT processes, data governance, and data quality best practices.
• You will be adept at optimizing data pipelines, managing data lifecycles, and ensuring data security and compliance within a complex enterprise environment. With excellent business and communication skills, you will collaborate with business owners to define key business questions and build datasets to answer them. Strong analytical skills are essential for this role.

Our team enjoys a good challenge and we celebrate our successes together. If you enjoy working in a supportive environment that encourages creativity and promotes ownership and career growth, come and join us.

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.

You are a curious and passionate problem-solver who thrives in complexity and uncertainty. You are able to dive into new technologies and are comfortable with change. You have broad experience in data engineering as well as gen AI. Join us and use your expertise to change the fundamentals of analytics workflow at Zillow.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in CS or similar and 5+ years professional experience, or MS with 3+ years of Professional experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Must have SQL and detailed knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Understand the concepts behind distributed databases, and both streaming and batch processing systems.
• Hands-on experience building and supporting Enterprise level Data warehouses by sourcing data from SaaS applications like Workday, Anaplan, Zuora or other ERPs.
• Experience with any BI reporting tools like Tableau, Domo.
• Experience with Databricks, Big Data tools, Python, Apache airflow.
• Strong Experience in experience in data engineering, dimensional data modeling, ETL development, and Data Warehousing.
• Knowledge of data governance and compliance standards.
• History of leading projects independently at scale (company/org wide).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and passionate about collaborating across organizational boundaries.

Nice to have:

• Experience with AI tools and prompt engineering.
• Experience working with cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Knowledge of finance domain - accruals, billing and revenue is a plus
• Collaboration across the company - needs to be able to partner with many different teams

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.