Director, Engineering Listings
Job Summary
Zillow is seeking an engineering leader to direct the development of listing and evaluation experiences across web and mobile platforms. The role involves setting engineering strategy, guiding AI-powered shopping features, and fostering the growth of high-performing engineering teams. You will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable consumer products.
Responsibilities
- Lead multi-platform engineering teams for listing experiences
- Define engineering strategy and product execution
- Drive AI-powered feature development
- Mentor engineering managers and grow talent
- Improve engineering operational rigor and quality
Required Skills
- Engineering leadership and management
- Consumer-facing product development
- AI/ML product application
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic planning and technical architecture
Job Details
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead multiple engineering teams across web, iOS, Android, and backend that power Zillow's listings and evaluation experiences, including the Home Details Page.
- Set the engineering strategy for experiences that help customers evaluate homes with greater clarity and confidence.
- Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, AI, and adjacent engineering teams to deliver high-impact customer experiences across Zillow's shopping journey.
- Guide the development of AI-powered shopping and evaluation experiences that make Zillow more helpful and differentiated for customers.
- Drive strong execution through clear goals, prioritization, operating rhythms, and measurable improvements in quality, reliability, and delivery.
- Coach and grow engineering leaders, helping them build healthy teams, strengthen technical judgment, and support career development for engineers and managers.
- Improve engineering effectiveness by strengthening planning, accountability, and the tools and practices that help teams move faster with high quality.
- Influence decisions across organizational boundaries, balancing near-term delivery with longer-term product, platform, and architecture investments.
Qualifications:
- Experience leading multiple software engineering teams through managers and growing both managers and senior engineers.
- Experience improving engineering productivity, quality, and ways of working across multiple teams or a broader organization.
- Track record of delivering consumer-facing product experiences at scale while balancing customer impact, technical quality, reliability, and speed.
- Ability to turn broad product or business goals into clear engineering direction and aligned execution across cross-functional partners.
- Sound technical judgment with the ability to engage on architecture, delivery tradeoffs, and system evolution.
- Experience applying AI capabilities to build customer experiences.
- Strong communication skills tailored to executives, peers, and engineers.
- Experience leading engineering for shopping, marketplace, or decision-support products is a plus.