• Job Description

  Req#: P743535

  About the team

  Technology Engineering & Operations team is a shared services organisation, that works across Product Development teams to empower Zillow employees to Adapt Quickly and gain efficiencies. We are passionate about building foundational platforms and solutions enabling software development teams. We love solving problems at scale and are looking for a leader who can Move Fast, Think Big to lead our Developer Experience team, making Zillow Group developers more efficient. Our team values collaboration, diving in feet first, and approaching all obstacles with a smile and can-do demeanour. We have an outstanding team of diverse, motivated, and hardworking people who love working together every day!

  About the role

  Embark on a transformative role as the Senior Director of Developer Experience, where you'll spearhead the development and operations of modern tools across Zillow Group. Your visionary leadership aims to reshape operations, introduce self-service capabilities, and build platforms that offer a seamless end-to-end experience for developers. Collaborating closely with ZG Development and Operations teams, you'll align services with product direction, placing the customer at the core of decision-making. Join us on this exciting journey of revolutionising software development at Zillow Group!

  As a Senior Director of Developer Experience Engineering, you will:

  • Proven vision, leadership, and strategic thinking skills with the ability to proactively drive and deliver technical solutions that scale across various engineering teams.

  • Collaborate with senior engineering leaders to continuously evaluate and update engineering processes to improve efficiency, engineering culture, and make it easy to get things done

  • Own the strategic development and operations of advanced Development Tools, leading multiple teams for optimal efficiency.

  • Grow and scale an organisation that prioritises engineering excellence, reliability, and predictable delivery, leading the way with standard processes, metrics, and service-level objectives

  • Recruit engineering leaders and engineers to strengthen your team. Take an active role in building, mentoring, and growing an impactful team

  • Infuse a customer-centric approach into decision-making, redefining operations to enable self-service capabilities.

  • Develop and support a culture of innovation to constantly test new ideas, ensuring a seamless developer experience

  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. Employees may live in any of the 50 US States, with limited exceptions. In certain cases, an employee in a remote-designated job may need to live in a specific region or time zone to support customers or clients as part of their role.

  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. Employees may live in any of the 50 US States, with limited exceptions. In certain cases, an employee in a remote-designated job may need to live in a specific region or time zone to support customers or clients as part of their role.

  In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York and Washington the standard base pay range for this role is $279,500.00 - $446,500.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York and Washington and may not be applicable to other locations.

  In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location.

  Who you are

  • Demonstrated ability as an engineering leader

  • Proven track record of delivering production infrastructure in a cloud-centric architecture, driving adoption of new technologies, handling vendor relationships, scaling teams, and achieving results

  • Experience growing and building diverse and inclusive teams, working with partners, and collaborating across organisational boundaries

  • Entrepreneurial energy, ability to handle ambiguity, drive consensus, communicate well with both technical and non-technical co-workers, and work collaboratively across groups

  • Strong writing skills

  • Experience in building and leading a geographically distributed team

  • Expertise in AWS cloud technologies

  Get to know us

  Zillow is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.

  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 helps people get home and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making home a reality for more and more people.

  Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits . These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages as well as parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. 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. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

  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 us at RecruitingAccessibility@zillowgroup.com.

  Applicants who receive job offers from Zillow Group will be asked to sign a Proprietary Rights Agreement which includes confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, customer and employee non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions. If you are contacted for a role at Zillow Group and wish to review a copy of the Proprietary Rights Agreement prior to receiving an offer, you may request a copy from your Recruiter.

• About the company

  Zillow Group, Inc., com; David Beitel, Zillow's current chief technology officer; and Kristin Acker, Zillow's current senior vice president of experience design.

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