Principal Software Development Engineer

Company: Zillow
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 17, 2022

Job Description:

About the team As a Principal Software Engineer, working on the Delivery Engineering team, you will be the technical leader driving the architecture and implementation of the next generation of developer tools, infrastructure, CICD pipelines, and service archetypes that enables developers across Zillow Group to take their code from commit to production safely, sustainably and at high velocity. Our work has a significant impact in support of Zillow's mission to build the most trusted home-related marketplace in the world! Evangelize and help lead Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipeline strategy Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines to maintain fully automated, secure, zero-downtime releases Work with the DevEx leadership team to drive the technical strategy and roadmap for the adoption of new developer tools and standards Integrate test automation solutions within the delivery pipelines Identify cultural and process improvement opportunities Raise the bar on technical excellence and mentor other engineers Establish relationships with senior leadership and help drive strategy Collaborate and effectively communicate with multi-functional teams comprising of business partners, engineers and product management to produce the best solutions possible Review toolsets/technologies and provide suggestions for improvement where needed Participate in scrum, design, and code review sessions to evaluate and improve where necessary Be a champion of the DevEx Delivery team, and help gain adoption across the various teams at Zillow Group 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. About the role We work closely with our developer community team to build, maintain, and operate the tools they use to build and ship features to our customers. Our team is at the forefront of adopting new technologies and processes which help developers to deliver features faster, safer and more sustainably. 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. Who you are You are passionate about building high-quality software products. You enjoy finding new and better ways to deliver quality products and strive for continuous improvement. You are an excellent communicator with technical teams as well business leaders. We are looking for someone who has a breadth of experience using tools and practices that can apply the right solution for each problem. 8+ years of experience in leading the design and development of highly available systems at scale A proven track record as a technical leader with broad multi-functional impact. You demonstrate expertise in: Modern CICD concepts and implementations Programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript/Node.js or Golang Cloud technologies and providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure You have experience with: Both greenfield deployment systems and migrating legacy deployment systems to a modern, fully-automated CI/CD pipeline Gitlab, Github, Artifactory, Harness, Codefresh and similar technologies REST and microservices architecture Infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions like Terraform Service discovery and service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd Containerization and Container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes Reliability, Monitoring and AI Ops tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, Splunk, SumoLogic, Prometheus, New Relic, DataDog In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Get to know us Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life's next chapter. 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 is helping people move from dreaming to transacting - and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality. 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 . 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 in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, 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. 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