Principal Applications Engineer

About the team

We are the Frontline Engineering Team. We sit in the Core Technology organization at Zillow. We build and maintain systems used by sales and service operators across Zillow’s B2B and B2C lines of business including Zillow Home Loans, Premier Agent, Rentals, and ShowingTime+. We focus on solving frontline operator problems with technology and strive to supercharge our internal customers with automation and simplification, driving productivity and efficiency metrics. Because we believe it improves our return on investment, we use established platforms like Salesforce where possible and are tenacious advocates for standard capabilities versus custom solutions.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Architect to serve as the leader of our technical domain and drive engineering excellence within our organization. Working closely with product managers, internal customers, and engineering teams, this role will be instrumental in crafting a cohesive and compelling user experience for Zillow’s frontline employees and in creating strong domain boundaries between our technical stack and Zillow’s enterprise architecture landscape. 

As a Principal Applications Engineer, you will get to: 

• Collaborate multi-functionally to achieve shared goals, providing guidance and support to ensure successful project outcomes.

• Identify system challenges and opportunities, propose innovative solutions, and drive their execution.

• Lead evolutionary design and architecture by evolving system boundaries and integrations.

• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, tools, and methodologies to meet business needs.

• Apply patterns that support technically and operationally scalable development, focusing on effective cost management within a SaaS-forward stack.

• Model and influence a high standard of quality throughout the SDLC.

• Represent the Frontline Engineering Team in technical discussions during company-wide initiatives.

• Mentor senior engineers and guide tech leadership groups to facilitate continuous growth and development.

• Advise engineering leaders on matters of technical feasibility and design.

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 $186,700.00 - $298,300.00 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

• An experienced Salesforce Architect or Staff Engineer

• A technical leader with a track record of delivering and operating high quality software solutions

• An authority on the Salesforce platform with previous experience in a hands-to-keyboard development role

• An expert in and advocate for using scalable integration and automation frameworks with an understanding of how Salesforce should be implemented within a high-volume, enterprise environment

• Undergraduate degree (BS) in Computer Science or equivalent highly technical field

• 8+ years experience working on the Salesforce platform within an enterprise environment

• Strong understanding of the Salesforce platform’s capabilities and limitations, and a point of view on how to best leverage SaaS-based products

• Expertise in Apex and Lightning Web Components and experience incorporating JavaScript frameworks like React, Bootstrap, or Angular

• Expertise in web service environments, languages, and formats such as RESTful APIs, SOAP, FTP/SFTP, HTML, XML, and JSON

• Strong knowledge of the capabilities of and experience building in AWS

• Ability to distill customer requirements into problem definitions, resolve ambiguity, and use data to balance opposing objectives

• Experience developing relationships across organizational boundaries, influencing designs across organizations, and informing Product roadmaps

• Experience and passion for mentoring more junior engineers

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.