Zillow Hiring for Senior Design Technologist – Rich Media Experiences Job at Remote Full Time

About the team

The Zillow Experience Design (ZxD) team is a fast-paced, collaborative, and driven product design team. We’re a tight-knit, fun-loving, and upbeat group. Meet us and learn more at https://www.zillow.com/careers/design

• We are a multidisciplinary team. Our roles include product design, content design, experience research, design systems, and design operations.

• We build useful, usable, and innovative experiences for Zillow customers. These experiences live across web, mobile, and internal software platforms.

• Our team cares deeply about solving problems for real people – customers, co-workers, and everyone else. We seek to make everything a little better than we found it.

About the role

As a Senior Design Technologist on the Rich Media Experiences team, you’re the expert in prototyping and will bridge the gap between design, engineering, and applied science. You’ll work intimately with a small innovative design team to rapidly build new concepts, test customer behavior, and develop tools to accelerate learning. As a technology generalist, you will help translate future engineering capabilities into engaging customer experiences and drive strategic design decisions. By leveraging the latest technology, you’ll empower customers with new ways to evaluate homes effortlessly online and in person. You’ll explore how to bring more delight and authenticity to an emotional part of their journey as part of our mission to make Zillow the most-loved place to discover, buy, sell, or rent a home.

Responsibilities

• Prototype digital experiences for web, iOS, Android, and operator platforms

• Work closely with designers and researchers to rapidly build experiments that improve Zillow customer experiences

• Work closely with engineering and applied science to leverage live data sources, emerging AI models, and instrumentation in design explorations

• Present design work and regularly engage with partners for feedback

• Advocate for customer needs throughout the design process

• Lead projects independently and deliver high-quality work on time

• Contribute, learn, grow, and have fun

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. Employees may live in any of the 50 US States, with limited exceptions. In certain cases, an employee in a remote-designated job may need to live in a specific region or time zone to support customers or clients as part of their role.

In Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada and New York City the standard base pay range for this role is $133,200.00 – $212,800.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada and New York City and may not be applicable to other locations.

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.

Who you are

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• 5–7 years of hybrid experience as both a designer and developer

• Deep experience working in frontend web technologies (HTML, CSS, React/TS).

• Working experience in native mobile (iOS/Android) and/or mobile frameworks (Swift, Flutter, etc.)

• Experience with Agile development methodologies and related software and tools to keep organized

• Experience working reliably with diverse, cross-functional teams

• Examples of high-quality prototype work in a design portfolio

• Examples of critical thinking, creativity, and risk-taking in design projects

• Experience making effective decisions and managing design project work

• Experience with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar design and prototyping tools

• Please submit a portfolio and resume with your application

• An infectious optimism, a creative hacker approach, and a passion for the intersection of art and science!

Here at Zillow, we value ALL candidates with diverse backgrounds, experience, and skills. If you have experience and meet at least some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply!

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter.

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 is helping people move from dreaming to transacting — and no matter what job you’re in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality.

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. 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 in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

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 us at [email protected]

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