Manager, Software Development Engineering

About the team

The Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) team is focused on providing Zillow an authentication and authorization platform that can scale across one of the largest websites in the US. We work on services, libraries and components that accelerate teams across all of Zillow’s brands to enable seamless features for all of our customers, whether they are on desktop or mobile, web or native. We're always looking for ways to improve our processes and move quickly while ensuring our end-users get the best experience. If you love solving complex problems, building services, and bridging the gap to new business opportunities, read on to learn more!

About the role

You will lead our authentication and authorization mobile strategy, coordinating with product, technical and business teams across the company to align to our vision. Working through your Senior Engineers, you will collaborate with mobile teams across the company to implement, design, and deliver features that are used by millions of users across our suite of mobile applications, including our flagship Zillow Application on both iOS and Android. Our Auth strategy is a pivotal feature of our existing technical strategy, and our partner teams are eager to work with a strong leader who can deliver for them quickly.

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. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.

In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $170,900.00 - $273,100.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC 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

You are a development manager with deep technical knowledge on mobile authentication, authorization and security standards who is able to lead and negotiate with partner teams across Zillow Group to incrementally deliver on our new authentication and authorization strategy. You have strong management experience, deep technical knowledge in iOS and Android, and a proven history in working across teams to drive change.

Requirements:

• 2+ years in management or tech leadership role

• 5+ years of mobile software development experience as an individual contributor or team lead

• Understanding of prevailing industry authentication and authorization practices. In particular a strong understanding of OAuth and iOS/Android best practices around authentication.

• Strong Experience partnering with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders

• Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies

• Demonstrated experience mentoring and growing high-performing engineering teams

• At least five years of full-time experience and high proficiency programming in Kotlin, Swift, Java, ObjectiveC.

• Experience with Typescript, GraphQL, and/or React a plus.

• Experience building libraries, sdks, and shared components for consumption by other teams.

• Ability to create a mobile authentication and authorization strategy in partnership with our principal engineers and product team, and to then negotiate and incrementally deliver it with mobile teams across Zillow Group.

• Ability to set clear team and individual goals.

• Strong testing, logging and measurement practices.

• Deliver high-quality products on time

• Implement the best engineering practices to improve effectiveness and efficiency

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree

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 offer customers an on-demand real experience. 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 — 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 building the workplace of the future, where our employees are less tethered to the office, and have more flexibility in their lives. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® List 2021, TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2021, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and HRC’s Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials 2021, and Fortune Best Workplaces for Women 2021.

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.

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 your recruiter directly.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.

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.