Senior Principal Big Data Architect

About the team

Are you searching for a chance to aid millions of customers in one of the biggest decisions of their lives? Zillow's aim is to grant people the opportunity to begin the next chapter of their lives. We work with designers, engineers, data scientists, and researchers tackling complex engineering issues to create products that revolutionize the real estate industry. Our product teams are tasked to bridge the gap between our clients and their next address by delivering experiences for customers actively searching, renting, touring, or financing their home. We are also working on solving challenging issues for real estate agents by providing industry-leading platforms and tools. We keep our edge by making data-informed decisions and continuously testing and iterating to ensure we are delivering enjoyable experiences to the world’s largest online real estate marketplace. We are not done yet. Our focus is on building Zillow 2.0, which will seamlessly give comprehensive solutions for buyers, sellers, and agents with all the services Zillow offers. And, we need your assistance!

About the role

As a Senior Principal Data Architect, you will guide the data architecture practice and be the face of Data Engineering at the organizational level. Our Data Engineering (DE) team is working on the new generation of a Data Platform that will implement Data Mesh principles and significantly improve time to value for all engineers working with data. This task requires proven expertise in big data and continuous learning and evolution. You will cultivate cross-team collaboration to define and create the enterprise data management architecture from principles to tools. Oversee the adaptation of new architecture across functions and enhance the efficiency level of engineering when working with data. Your responsibilities will include: - Defining enterprise data architecture for a data platform - Collaborating with the platform team to build platform functionality and assisting data engineers with the adoption of the platform functionality - Educating the entire team on modern data architecture topics - Shaping data lakehouse data models and transforming them into performant physical models benchmarked to specific storage formats and data tech stacks - Advancing best DE architecture practices emphasizing performance, scalability, security, enabling potential capabilities and resilience. Steering and communicating architectural decisions across the Zillow Data Ecosystem. - Forming consistent architectural practices across DE that produces standard methodologies and reference architecture that the team can leverage. - Building consensus and alignment on technical decisions, data formats, and data flows. Offering guidance to teams on new technologies and future technological investments. - Establishing alignment with product teams on technical vision and long-term product vision. - Representing the DE architecture in the Enterprise Architecture Group. This role is categorized as a remote position, which means you can work from home in any of the 50 US States, with some exceptions. For this job based in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, and Washington, the pay range is $221,800.00 - $354,200.00 annually. In addition to this, you will also be eligible for equity awards.

Who you are

You are someone who has built data platforms, successful projects related to data systems, and enterprise data systems in leading companies. You have the skill to design enterprise systems, processes that are robust and strong, and lead technical teams. You are proficient with tools such as Spark, advanced Python, unlimited SQL, and cloud thinking. You can explain intricate concepts in an uncomplicated way and partner with Zillow Enterprise Architecture (ZGEA) group. You are someone who can balance multiple contending priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make owning a home a reality for more people. We are the most-visited real estate website in the US, helping movers find their home through digital solutions. Our focus is to streamline the real estate transaction through innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, with world-class benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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