Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Zillow

Principal Machine Learning Engineer for Zillow, leading technical direction and mentoring engineers in a remote role. Focused on AI experiences and large-scale ML infrastructure.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeRemote • California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $204,400 - $326,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the technical direction for the agentic data foundations
Design, prototype, and ship systems for agent interactions
Lead complex, multi-team initiatives across Agentic AI and Platform teams
Mentor Senior and Staff engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years building, scaling, and operating large-scale data and ML infrastructure
3+ years as a technical leader spanning multiple organizations
expert-level Python
hands-on experience designing and shipping agentic AI in production
advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science or related field

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive base salary
equity awards based on performance
work from a physical location of choice

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Hard Skills & Tools

Pythondata infrastructureML infrastructureagentic AIsystem designprototypingproduction deployment

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcross-team collaboration

Certifications

M.S. in Computer SciencePh.D. in Computer Science