Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering
Core
Define technical strategy and roadmap for software engineering teams building scalable systems for Zillow Rentals' tenant placement lifecycle, including applications, screening, and lease tools.
Role type
Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering
Builds
Scalable, secure, and reliable software systems for rental applications, screening, and move-in workflows
Domain
Real Estate / PropTech / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Technical strategy definition, team leadership and coaching, cross-functional partnership, engineering metrics tracking, CI/CD and cloud-native architecture adoption, high-availability system scaling
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Cloud-native architectures, CI/CD tools
Responsibilities
Define and drive technical strategy and roadmap; Lead design, development, and operation of scalable systems; Manage and coach engineering managers and senior engineers; Partner with Product and TPM to prioritize work and balance delivery with platform health; Establish and track engineering metrics; Influence cross-team initiatives and resolve dependencies; Champion modern engineering practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership