Software Development Engineer, Big Data (Xico)

About the team

The Customer 360 DE team builds and maintains customer-level data products that create a comprehensive view of customer identity, engagement, journey, and outcomes.

About the role

In this role, you will design and develop scalable data pipelines that process petabytes of data and transform it into fast, reliable datasets used by analysts, data scientists, AI teams, and product managers to drive decisions and power models. This is an opportunity to join a newly formed team doing foundational work that is central to Zillow's super app strategy.

You will get to

• Design, build, and maintain large‑scale data pipelines that process high-volume customer data.
• Deliver fast, reliable, production-quality datasets for analytics, AI, and product use cases.
• Partner with analysts, data scientists, AI teams, and product managers to support decision making and model development.
• Develop data solutions that scale to billions of rows and petabyte‑level workloads.
• Improve deployment, monitoring, and reliability across data systems.
• Translate business requirements into clean, evolvable data models.
• Use modern data technologies such as Spark, SQL, Python, Kafka, and Airflow to build robust solutions.
• Help shape foundational capabilities for a new team supporting Zillow's super app strategy.

Who you are

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience building and maintaining data-intensive applications.
• Experience developing sophisticated, production-grade data pipelines that scale to billions of rows and petabyte‑scale workloads.
• Strong experience with modern data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, and Airflow.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Extensive SQL experience and strong data modeling skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable datasets.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for collaborating across organizational boundaries.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and benefits. This position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance, and location.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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, gender identity, or veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law. Los Angeles County applicants: Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.