Senior Mobile Engineer - Android

About the team

Zillow started in 2006 and is the most visited real estate website in the United States with over 10.5 billion visits in 2022, and an average of 220 million monthly unique users. Zillow helps high-intent movers find and win their home through digital solutions and first class partners. Our Engineering team will simplify and automate the buying, selling and renting experience to make home a reality for more and more people.

Specifically, you will be on the Zillow Home Loans (ZHL) Team! Are you looking for an opportunity to help millions of customers navigate one of the biggest life decisions they'll ever make? Zillow's mission is to give people the power to unlock life's next chapter. We work with Designers, Engineers, Data Scientists, and Researchers to solve complex engineering problems and build products that transform the real estate industry. 

Finding your dream home is only the first step in the home-buying process! On the Zillow Mortgages team, we are building products to educate and empower people throughout the home financing process. Getting a mortgage is the most time consuming and arduous part of buying a home - we believe we can radically improve the experience for homebuyers. Our vision is to make behind-the-scenes complexity of mortgages look simple and bring efficient experiences to consumers’ fingertips while prioritizing a scalable operational infrastructure, and significant business impact. And, we need your help to do it!

About the role

We are looking for a strong Senior Android Engineer who is used to taking on and driving initiatives and bringing new ideas – someone who holds their code to high standards and who is not afraid to give feedback on the product.
Customer focus and comfortability with cross-functional partnerships is a huge plus. You should be able to lead the teams’ technology stack to ensure we’re building more robust, scalable, and operable systems. Our ideal candidate is also a technical leader who is passionate about mentorship and growing the potential of others. 

We embrace agile software development practices, and believe deeply in building teams composed of all skills needed to deliver value (SDE, PM, SDM, SQE, Design, DE, etc). We also embrace the use of AI tools in our developer workflows.

ZHL Mobile is the team behind native mortgage experiences within the Zillow ecosystem. Our mission is to help home buyers make confident, informed decisions with tools that support them throughout their journey—from understanding affordability with our flagship Buyability feature, to getting prequalified, preapproved for a home loan and the entire Home Loans Tab. We are focused on growing mortgage capabilities directly within the Zillow flagship mobile app, driving toward a mobile-first future where personalized, high-impact mortgage tools are always at users’ fingertips. Join us and help shape the next generation of home financing experiences.

You will also:

• Work on the latest Android technologies and architectural patterns to develop world-class mobile applications.
• Contribute to outstanding full-stack mobile application development from concept to launch
• Implement client-side features and server APIs and services to support planned mobile functionality
• Collaborate with an agile cross-team of developers, testers, designers & program managers to build features that engage our users and understand their outstanding expectations
• Consistently deliver
   

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.

In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $158,200.00 - $252,800.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington state, and Washington DC and may not be applicable to other locations.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location.

Who you are

Wondering if we're the right team for you? You'll excel in this team if you thrive on autonomy, seek out persistent problems, implement effective solutions quickly, and you have:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience with 6+ years of professional Android development experience
• Deep expertise in Kotlin and commonly used Android SDKs and libraries, including Jetpack components, Coroutines, ViewModel, and Navigation
• Proven track record of delivering at least one feature from ideation to production release, including experience with build, test, and deployment pipelines
• Experience building and maintaining reusable components and libraries in a modular Android architecture using Gradle
• Strong understanding of Android performance best practices, including memory management, rendering performance, ANR avoidance, and crash debugging
• Demonstrated ability to profile, monitor, and debug performance and stability issues using tools like Android Studio Profiler, LeakCanary, and Firebase Crashlytics
• Proficient in unit testing, dependency injection (e.g., Dagger/Hilt), mocking frameworks, and UI testing with Espresso or Jetpack Compose Testing APIs
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality, maintainable code that improves long-term codebase health
• Comfortable creating clear, complete development designs and driving architectural decisions (MVVM, MVI, or similar patterns)
• Skilled at working in modular Android architectures and building with Jetpack Compose for UI development
• Able to break down and estimate large, ambiguous projects, and drive clarity where requirements are evolving or undefined
• Strong collaborator who thrives in cross-functional teams and communicates effectively with Product Managers, Designers, and backend/service teams
• Eager to learn, grow, and mentor junior and senior engineers alike
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives independently and make impactful contributions across teams

Here at Zillow we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. We encourage you to apply if you have transferable skills or related experiences.

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.

As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do helps people get home and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making home a reality for more and more people.

Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging, and world-class benefits. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverages as well as parental leave, family benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.

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