Senior Systems Engineer

About the team As a Senior Systems Engineer within Zillow Rentals, you’ll help design, build, and operate the core infrastructure that powers the Zillow Rentals experience. Our team owns shared cloud platform infrastructure and cross-cloud networking that supports more than 150 engineers across the Rentals organization. You’ll partner closely with backend, frontend, and data teams to provide secure, reliable, and scalable foundations for customer-facing products. About the role In this role, you’ll be a hands-on contributor to infrastructure and developer platforms. You will use Infrastructure as Code , deep Kubernetes expertise, and strong cloud networking fundamentals to design and operate systems across GCP and AWS . You’ll drive reliability and security, lead incident investigations, and collaborate across engineering teams to deliver resilient, observable, and cost-effective infrastructure that enables rapid product delivery. You Will Get To: Design, implement, and operate production infrastructure in GCP and/or AWS , supporting high-scale, business-critical services for Zillow Rentals. Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (primarily with Terraform), including modules, state management, and reusable patterns for platform services. Own Kubernetes platforms (e.g., GKE/EKS): perform cluster upgrades, tune workloads, manage Teraform, ArgoCD/Helm-based deployments, and debug complex production issues. Architect and secure cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, routing, load balancers, DNS, TLS, VPN, WAF) and ingress/egress patterns for internal and external traffic. Improve observability and operations by defining metrics, dashboards, alerts, and runbooks that raise the bar for reliability and incident response 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 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. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside. Who you are 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production systems in GCP and/or AWS (at least one at depth, both strongly preferred) Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with Terraform and IaC practices (modules, state management) for managing cloud infrastructure and platform services. Cloud networking: Proven experience with cloud networking (VPC design, subnets, routing, NAT, security groups/firewalls, load balancers, DNS, TLS, VPN) and securing ingress/egress paths (e.g., ALB/ALB controller, CloudFront, GCP load balancers, WAF/Cloud Armor) Kubernetes: Deep experience running Kubernetes in production (e.g., GKE, EKS), including cluster upgrades, workload configuration with ArgoCD / Helm, and incident debugging Must have bullet point: 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 Optional: Add 3-5 preferred skills as separate bullet points Experience in Database management and operations Provisioning with tools such as Ansible and Packer Programming experience with Java or Python Get to know us At Zillow, we’re reimagining how people move—through the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S., we help customers navigate buying, selling, financing and renting with greater ease and confidence. Whether you're working in tech, sales, operations, or design, you’ll be part of a company that's reshaping an industry and helping more people make home a reality. Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the country. Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2025 , and included on the PEOPLE Companies That Care® 2025 list, reflecting our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture where employees are empowered to grow. No matter where you sit in the organization, your work will help drive innovation, support our customers, and move the industry—and your career—forward, together. 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. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.