Job Overview
Location
Remote-USA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Data Science
Date Posted
May 2, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As an Applied Scientist on Zillow’s Connections AI team, you will build AI and machine learning systems that transform messy, real-world transaction and communication data into actionable intelligence for real estate agents and loan officers, directly supporting Zillow’s mission to make home a reality for more people.
- • Day to day, you will develop and improve applied ML systems for propensity, ranking, prediction, and decisioning; work with large, messy behavioral, conversational, operational, and CRM data; design evaluations for ML and GenAI features; prototype and test new ideas; collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams; and write production-ready code for data preparation, training, and model evaluation.
- • You will join Zillow’s AI organization, specifically the Connections AI team, which builds intelligence and decisioning systems that enable real estate agents and loan officers to operate as a coordinated team, linking signals across agent experiences, CRM tools, and home financing products to create a more connected, agentic transaction experience.
- • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in applied ML, evaluation methodologies, and working with unstructured data at scale; contribute to trustworthy, explainable, and scalable AI systems; and grow your impact by translating research into practical improvements that shape the future of real estate transactions.
🎯 Requirements
- • 3+ years of experience applying machine learning to real-world problems in academic or industry settings
- • Strong fundamentals in supervised learning, ranking, classification, regression, feature engineering, and practical model iteration
- • Experience designing and analyzing experiments, choosing metrics thoughtfully, and applying correct evaluation methods aligned with problem goals
- • Comfort working with imperfect real-world datasets, including text or event data, and understanding how data quality and bias affect modeling outcomes
- • Proficiency in Python and common ML tooling with a focus on writing clean, tested, maintainable code
- • Ability to communicate assumptions, trade-offs, and results clearly while collaborating effectively with engineering and product partners
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive base salary ranging from $129,500 to $217,700 annually depending on location
- • Eligibility for equity awards based on experience, performance, and location
- • Opportunity to work remotely from any of the 50 United States (with limited exceptions)
- • Recognition as part of a FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® (2025) and PEOPLE Companies That Care® (2025) honoree
- • Access to an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture that empowers employee growth and career advancement
Skills & Technologies
About Zillow Group, Inc.
Zillow Group operates the largest digital real-estate marketplace in the United States, connecting buyers, sellers, renters, landlords and agents through websites and mobile apps. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Seattle, the company provides property listings, valuation estimates via its Zestimate algorithm, comparative market analytics, mortgage origination and title services, and iBuying through its Zillow Instant Offers program. Revenue is generated primarily from Premier Agent advertising, lead generation, and real-estate services. The platform covers more than 110 million U.S. homes and is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker ZG.
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