Principal Analytics Engineer
Core
Shape the analytics engineering practice and data infrastructure to support AI-powered analytics and business decision-making across Zillow's real estate marketplace.
Role type
Principal Analytics Engineer (Strategy & Architecture)
Builds
Semantic layer architecture, reusable metrics platforms, and scalable data infrastructure for BI, data science, and AI tools.
Domain
Real Estate / Data Engineering & Analytics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Semantic layer design, metrics-as-code patterns, data governance, SQL, data modeling, cross-organizational influence, AI system data consumption, analytics tooling evaluation
Preferred skills
Experience with dbt, Databricks, Snowflake, conversational analytics tools, machine learning workflows
Technologies
dbt, Databricks, Snowflake
Responsibilities
Design semantic layer architecture for consistent data across BI and AI; lead cross-organizational data initiatives; drive alignment on metric definitions and governance; mentor senior engineers; influence tooling and infrastructure decisions; ensure high availability reporting within SLA.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship