The role focuses on developing production-grade AI systems that enable Zillow's agents to reason, plan, and act with the depth of top-performing real estate professionals
Job Summary
The role focuses on developing production-grade AI systems that enable Zillow's agents to reason, plan, and act with the depth of top-performing real estate professionals.
Candidates will apply test-time scaling and post-training techniques to create autonomous agents capable of multi-step reasoning and contextual decision-making.
This is a remote position open to U.S. employees with competitive base salary ranges varying by state and eligibility for equity awards.
Matching Summary
The role focuses on developing production-grade AI systems that enable Zillow's agents to reason, plan, and act with the depth of top-performing real estate professionals.
Salary
Base: $160,900 - $257,100 (CA, CT, MD, MA, NJ, NY, WA, DC); Base: $152,900 - $244,300 (CO, HI, IL, MN, NV, OH, RI, VT); Equity: Eligible based on experience/performance/location
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field
Experience building large-scale ML solutions
Expertise in LLM reasoning models and AI agents
Background in rigorous experimental design and evaluation
Track record of publishing high-impact research
Nice-to-have
Hands-on researcher combining science with engineering
Mentoring junior scientists and engineers
Knowledge of test-time scaling techniques
Interest in shaping product direction through innovation
Key Requirements
Ph.D. or equivalent experience in Computer Science