Zillow is looking for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer on the Agentic AI team to develop advanced multimodal foundational technologies. They will be hands-on in prototyping ideas, evaluating, and deploying models to Zillow's highly scalable infrastructure platforms. They’ll be developing perception and language understanding, deep reasoning, and reinforcement learning to handle AI agent decision-making.
As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer on the Agentic AI team, you will:
Leverage frameworks like AgentSDK, and LangChain/LangGraph to design, prototype, and develop multi-agent systems that are capable of highly autonomous and context-aware interactions
Leverage advanced GenAI models including reasoning models, real-time voice API, etc, to build agentic prototypes and later on convert them into product-level agentic skills and deploy to users.
Have the mentality of “build, learn, and pivot”, and hold the high bar of shipping into production.
Mentor and guide engineers in using the right technologies for agentic AI solutions and foster a culture of innovation and responsible AI usage
Distill complex research findings and system designs into actionable insights for diverse audiences—including executives
Remain on the cutting edge of agentic AI emerging paradigms, driving product innovation
Serve as the focal point for applied science projects, driving alignment on timelines, and prioritization
Continuously refine processes for experimentation, A/B testing, and production rollouts to balance rapid innovation with reliability and responsible deployment.
As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, you are a roll-up-the-sleeves and get-it-done engineer who can marry state-of-the-art technology (i.e., LLM models, either from OpenAI or open source) with large-scale engineering. We are looking for someone who has:
A master's degree or above, equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with emphasis on foundational LLM, agentic AI, reinforcement learning, AI planning, or natural language processing
7+ years of hands-on work building large-scale, high-impact solutions—ideally in the most recent two years building agent-based systems, multi-agent collaboration, or similar paradigms
Experience developing dialogue systems capable of long conversations, multi-step reasoning, context-rich decision-making
Experience deploying and scaling AI services capable of handling hundreds of millions of daily interactions with high availability, low latency, and robust fault tolerance
A track record of publishing high-impact research in top AI/ML venues is a big plus.
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.
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