Principal Software Development Engineer
Core
Founding Principal Engineer for a new India-based DevEx team building and operating Zillow's software delivery platform (CI/CD, runners, GitLab, Artifactory) to improve reliability and developer productivity.
Role type
Principal Software Development Engineer (Platform/Infrastructure)
Builds
CI/CD execution, build and runner infrastructure, GitLab/Artifactory integrations, and paved paths for the entire engineering organization.
Domain
Real Estate Technology / Cloud Infrastructure / DevOps
Required skills
Large-scale CI/CD, build/runner infrastructure, cloud-native platform engineering, system design and architecture, technical leadership without direct authority, production ownership, Python/Java/Go, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, containers, infrastructure as code, async-first collaboration
Preferred skills
GitLab Dedicated/Duo, runner fleets, Artifactory, SaltStack/Ansible/Puppet, mobile build infrastructure, AI in SDLC, founding/scaling new sites
Technologies
GitLab, GitLab Dedicated, Duo, CI/CD runners, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, Artifactory, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, containers, Python, Java, Go
Responsibilities
Set architecture for CI/CD execution and build infrastructure; drive patterns and standards for India-owned areas; take ambiguous components to production-ready systems; hire and mentor engineers; lead safe adoption of AI in platform operations; shape on-call maturity and reliability practices; write design docs and distill complex tradeoffs
Seniority
Principal, founding member with strategy & mentorship
