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Principal Full Stack Software Development Engineer at Zillow

Compensation · Listed in posting

$195,600 – $312,400/yr

Setup
Remote
Location
Surprise, Arizona
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Zillow is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its Transaction AI team to partner with scientists, engineers, designers, and researchers on agentic AI applications and internal tooling. The role leads proof-of-concept groups, sets software development and architecture strategy, guides technical decisions, mentors engineers, and aligns engineering capability with business strategy. It requires 8+ years of production software experience, strong backend and data infrastructure knowledge, fluency in Python, TypeScript, and JavaScript, and experience with highly available Internet-scale services. The position is remote, with location-specific base pay ranging from $185,800 to $312,400 annually and eligibility for equity awards.

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