Principal Software Development Engineer
Core
Architecting and operating Zillow's global software delivery platform (CI/CD, runners, GitLab, Artifactory) to enable secure, AI-first workflows for the entire engineering organization.
Role type
Principal Software Development Engineer (Platform/DevEx)
Builds
CI/CD execution pipelines, build/runner fleets, progressive delivery systems, and artifact management platforms.
Domain
Cloud-native platform engineering, DevOps, and developer productivity tooling.
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale CI/CD architecture, cloud-native platform engineering, system design for scalability and resilience, Python/Java/Go programming, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, infrastructure as code, technical leadership without direct authority, incident response and on-call management.
Preferred skills
GitLab Dedicated/Duo expertise, runner fleet modernization, Artifactory operations, SaltStack/Ansible/Puppet automation, mobile build infrastructure (iOS/Android), AI in SDLC, founding/scaling new engineering sites.
Responsibilities
Set architecture for CI/CD execution and build infrastructure; drive adoption of patterns and standards across teams; 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 for stakeholders.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence