Senior Software Development Engineer
Core
Build self-service APIs and backend services that abstract public cloud complexity (AWS) into safe, reliable products for Zillow engineers.
Role type
Senior Software Development Engineer (Platform Engineering)
Builds
Self-service cloud platform (account provisioning, networking, IAM, policy) and Terraform delivery platform
Domain
Public Cloud Infrastructure / Platform Engineering
Required skills
Backend service design, Distributed systems, API design, Golang or Python, AWS core primitives, Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, Cloud security fundamentals
Preferred skills
Internal platform development, Service mesh, Workload identity, Linux systems
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, Golang, Python, GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo
Responsibilities
Design and own backend services/APIs for cloud capabilities, Turn recurring cloud work into automated products, Treat internal teams as customers for the platform, Own reliability (SLOs, observability, self-healing), Use AI-assisted tooling, Influence platform engineering approach
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
