
Senior AI-Native Product Engineer, Mobile
Zillow · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $200,000 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- Build and ship mobile experiences across iOS and Android.
- Collaborate with product, design, and data teams.
- Own features end-to-end, from concept to iteration.
- Utilize AI tools for development and analysis.
- Drive innovation in the touring buyer experience.
About the role
About The Team
The Touring Buyer Experience team owns the end-to-end touring experience across Zillow’s web, iOS, and Android products. This team helps buyers move from intent to action by building seamless, reliable experiences that make it easier to discover, schedule, and complete home tours. They achieve this through close collaboration across product, design, data, and engineering.
About The Role
This is not a standard Senior SDE role. We are looking for mobile product builders: engineers who can take a problem from an ambiguous idea to a shipped, instrumented, and continually improving mobile experience product. In this role, you will help define the problem, shape the solution with product and design partners, build across the iOS, Android and supporting services when needed, ship with strong operational discipline, measure what happened, and improve it over time. We’re looking for engineers who combine strong technical judgment with product sense, business context, and a modern AI-native way of working. AI tools are part of normal execution here—for exploration, coding, testing, debugging, and analysis—but ownership does not move to the tool. You remain accountable for quality, correctness, customer experience, and results. Success in this role looks like turning a fuzzy ask into a clear plan, making tradeoffs explicit, shipping with the right safeguards, and learning from what happens in production.
You Will Get To
- Turn ambiguous product ideas into clear plans, tradeoffs, success measures, and shippable solutions.
- Shape mobile experiences across iOS and Android with strong product and platform judgment.
- Partner closely with product, design, data, and engineering peers to refine requirements and improve the customer experience.
- Build primarily in native mobile codebases while contributing to backend or API layers when needed to deliver the full experience.
- Launch features with an appropriate approach to testing, rollout, monitoring, and risk management.
- Follow features into production, evaluate performance and customer behavior, and iterate based on what you learn.
- Strengthen the team through code review, design feedback, mentoring, and high engineering standards.
Location
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.
Compensation
In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $160,900.00 - $257,100.00 annually. In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont the standard base pay range for this role is $152,900.00 - $244,300.00 annually. 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
You have significant experience building and shipping production mobile applications on iOS or Android, with strong depth in one platform and the ability or willingness to contribute to the other. You have a track record of owning features end to end, from ambiguous problem definition through launch and post-launch iteration. You bring strong product and business judgment and can connect technical decisions to customer impact. You have practical experience using AI-assisted development tools or automation in your day-to-day work, while maintaining accountability for quality, correctness, and customer experience. You collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners, including product managers, designers, data partners, and other engineers. You are comfortable working across the stack when needed, including mobile clients, APIs, services, and data-informed decision-making. You bring strong operational discipline, including experience with production support, monitoring, debugging, and using signals to guide improvements. 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
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.
Key skills/competency
- Mobile Product Engineering
- iOS Development
- Android Development
- Full-Stack Development
- AI-Assisted Development
- Product Sense
- Operational Discipline
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Customer Experience
- Feature Launch
Skills & topics
- Senior Mobile Product Engineer
- Mobile Development
- iOS
- Android
- Product Engineering
- AI
- Zillow
- Engineering
- Software Development
- Remote
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your mobile development (iOS/Android), end-to-end feature ownership, and AI tool experience.
- Showcase product sense: Demonstrate how you connect technical decisions to customer impact and business goals.
- Quantify achievements: Use metrics to show your success in shipping, measuring, and iterating on features.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Brush up on native mobile development, system design, and debugging skills.
- Understand Zillow's mission: Align your application with Zillow's goal of reimagining how people move.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the expected experience level for a Senior Mobile Product Engineer at Zillow?
- Zillow seeks candidates with significant experience building and shipping production mobile applications on iOS or Android. A track record of owning features end-to-end, from ambiguous problem definition through launch and post-launch iteration, is crucial. Experience with AI-assisted development tools is also highly valued for this Senior Mobile Product Engineer role.
- Does Zillow encourage applicants with non-traditional backgrounds for the Senior Mobile Product Engineer role?
- Yes, Zillow explicitly values the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. If you have transferable skills or related experiences that align with the requirements of a Senior Mobile Product Engineer, they encourage you to apply.
- What is the role of AI in the Senior Mobile Product Engineer position at Zillow?
- AI tools are integrated into the daily workflow for tasks like exploration, coding, testing, debugging, and analysis for the Senior Mobile Product Engineer. However, engineers remain accountable for the quality, correctness, customer experience, and results, rather than delegating ownership to the AI tools.
- Can I work remotely as a Senior Mobile Product Engineer at Zillow?
- Yes, this Senior Mobile Product Engineer position is categorized as a Remote role. Remote employees work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the company. U.S. employees may reside in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.
- What is the salary range for a Senior Mobile Product Engineer at Zillow in specific US states?
- For specific locations like California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC, the standard base pay range for a Senior Mobile Product Engineer is $160,900.00 - $257,100.00 annually. For Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont, the range is $152,900.00 - $244,300.00 annually. Actual compensation varies by experience, performance, and location.
- What are the core responsibilities of the Touring Buyer Experience team at Zillow?
- The Touring Buyer Experience team at Zillow owns the end-to-end touring process for buyers across Zillow's web, iOS, and Android products. Their focus is on creating seamless and reliable experiences to help buyers discover, schedule, and complete home tours, requiring close collaboration across various departments.
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