Software Development Engineer

Role Description

As a Software Development Engineer, you’ll lead the delivery and ongoing support of projects from end-to-end. In addition, you will:

• Contribute to the design of new features.
• Review the code of your peers.
• Advocate for standard methodologies.
• Facilitate engineering discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Participate in an inclusive, energetic and highly multi-functional team.

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 anywhere in the USA, with availability to travel within the country, as we recommend attendance at occasional office events.

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. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience with ES6, React, Typescript, and GraphQL.
• Experience with Python, NodeJS, and Go for APIs and services.
• Experienced in a range of persistence strategies including relational and non-relational databases.
• Highly skilled with multiple modern development technologies used to design, deliver, debug, and maintain front-end user interfaces and back-end software systems.
• Recognized as a technical leader on your team for several years and have an impact beyond your team.
• Passionate about setting standard methodologies and raising the bar for systems design, testing, code quality, and maintainability.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with Typescript, Go, or other strongly typed languages.
• Experience scaling relational databases, such as Aurora Postgres.
• Experience building internal platforms at scale.
• Experience in API design (GraphQL or REST).
• Experience building distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience in Mortgage or Regulated Fintech.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and benefits.
• Eligible for bonuses based on experience, performance, and location.
• Eligible for equity awards based on experience, performance, and location.

Company Description

At Zillow, we’re reimagining how people move—through the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S., we help customers navigate buying, selling, financing, and renting with greater ease and confidence.

• Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2025.
• Included on the PEOPLE Companies That Care® 2025 list.
• Committed to creating an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture.