Principal Software Engineer, Applied Ai Services

Zillow Group

Mexico
Competitive base salary; eligible for equity award...
10+ years software engineering experience
Large-scale microservices architecture
Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure expertise
This role leads the architecture of applied AI services that connect offline data ingestion, AI/ML workflows, and online APIs for Zillow's Shopper Journey Services

Job Summary

  • This role leads the architecture of applied AI services that connect offline data ingestion, AI/ML workflows, and online APIs for Zillow's Shopper Journey Services.
  • The position requires hands-on design of high-scale microservices in Kubernetes while defining system-wide standards for evaluation frameworks and guardrail mechanisms.
  • Teleworkers can live anywhere in Mexico with occasional travel to Mexico City recommended for office events.

Matching Summary

This role leads the architecture of applied AI services that connect offline data ingestion, AI/ML workflows, and online APIs for Zillow's Shopper Journey Services.

Salary

Competitive base salary; Eligible for equity awards based on experience and location; Benefits included

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years software engineering experience
  • Large-scale microservices architecture
  • Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure expertise
  • AI/ML and LLM production system integration
  • Event-driven architecture with Kafka or Spark
  • Cross-team technical leadership without direct reports

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in personalization and recommendation systems
  • Familiarity with agentic AI workflows
  • Background in real estate domain knowledge
  • Expertise in prompt design and safety guardrails
  • Experience modernizing legacy backend systems

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proven track record scaling distributed backend systems
  • Hands-on experience integrating LLMs into production services

Work Rights

Must be eligible to work in Mexico

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