Zillow

Software Development Engineer, Backend (Python /Kubernetes)

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Remote, Mexico or Mexico City, MexicoSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, operate, and support scalable backend services and platforms.
  • Lead delivery of software projects from feature design through ongoing support.
  • Review peer code and contribute to system design, testing, code quality, and maintainability.
  • Facilitate engineering discussions and advocate for standard methodologies.
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership beyond the immediate team.
  • Partner with product, data, infrastructure, and multiple engineering teams to deliver shared infrastructure.
  • Improve system performance, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software development experience with Java, Python, NodeJS, and Go for APIs and services.
  • Experience with relational and non-relational database strategies.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and willingness to work across the stack.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, including S3, EC2, IAM, and EKS.
  • Solid fundamentals in distributed systems, API design, observability, and operational excellence.
  • Recognized technical leadership and impact beyond the immediate team.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish.
  • Authorization to work in Mexico.
  • Ability to work with modern technologies for designing, delivering, debugging, and maintaining frontend and backend systems.

Benefits

  • Teleworker arrangement with no permanent corporate office; employees may work from anywhere in Mexico.
  • Availability to travel to Mexico City for occasional office events is recommended.
  • Competitive benefits and eligibility for equity awards are provided.
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About Zillow

5,001-10,000 employees

Having a place to call your own changes everything. It’s where life happens, where stability grows and possibility begins. At Zillow, we’re transforming real estate so more people can take their next step with confidence and ease. We bring clarity to the process and progress to an industry ready for change, working alongside the people who make real estate work every day. With Cloud HQ, our distributed-first way of working, you can do meaningful work from wherever you work best. We’re always looking for smart, passionate people to help reimagine how people get home. Join us. https://www.zillow.com/careers/

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