Senior Manager Software Engineering
Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior Manager of Software Development Engineering to lead frontend engineers on the Agentic AI Experience team across web, iOS, and Android. You will manage the UX development of Zillow's AI Mode, shaping the future of conversational, context-aware AI interfaces. This role requires building and coaching a high-performing, cross-platform engineering team to deliver seamless, unified user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a cross-platform team of 6-10 frontend engineers.
- Oversee roadmap execution and sprint planning for Zillow's AI Mode.
- Ensure consistent UX principles across web, iOS, and Android platforms.
- Partner with Product, Design, and AI/ML teams to deliver integrated experiences.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of software engineering (Frontend: React, TS, iOS, Android).
- 3+ years of engineering management experience.
- Expertise in AI-native development and AI coding tools.
- Proven experience with multimodal UI and streaming UX patterns.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership skills.
Job Details
Role Responsibilities:
- Lead and grow a team of 6-10 frontend engineers spanning web, iOS, and Android, fostering a culture of craft, cross-platform collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Evolve and extend the UX for Zillow's AI Mode across platforms - owning sprint planning, roadmap execution, and cross-team coordination to continuously improve and expand one of Zillow's most high-visibility product experiences.
- Develop and coach your engineers - providing consistent feedback, supporting career growth, and creating an environment where people do their best work.
- Partner across product, design, AI/ML, and peer engineering teams - aligning on requirements, establishing consistent UX principles across platforms, and driving integrated agentic experiences to production.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful hands-on work in frontend development for web (React, TypeScript, CSS) and/or mobile (iOS/Swift, Android/Kotlin, or cross-platform frameworks).
- 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams, with a demonstrated track record of developing and retaining strong engineers.
- A people-first leader with genuine technical credibility in frontend development.
- A champion for user experience quality, maintaining high standards across web and mobile surfaces.
- Collaborative partner capable of driving outcomes through influence across functions.
- A practitioner of AI-native development, actively using AI coding tools and championing their adoption.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience building or managing teams that work on AI-powered or agentic applications, including familiarity with multimodal input/output and streaming UX patterns.
- Experience leading cross-platform frontend teams and navigating the trade-offs between platform-native and shared-component approaches.