Position Details

Salary $152K – $257K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

Seeking a senior software engineer to develop and maintain real-time streaming infrastructure using Kafka and Flink, supporting Zillow’s core data platform and AI initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Design streaming infrastructure
Lead real-time system development
Develop control planes and APIs
Ensure platform scalability
Support AI integration

Technical Overview

Role involves designing distributed streaming systems, control planes, and APIs, leveraging cloud infrastructure, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and real-time data processing.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior data engineer with expertise in real-time streaming infrastructure, Kafka, Flink, and distributed systems, with a focus on operational excellence and AI integration.

Must-Have Skills

Big DataKafkaFlinkStreaming systemsDistributed systemsReal-time infrastructure

Nice-to-Have Skills

AI integrationCloud infrastructureMonitoring toolsIncident response

Tools & Platforms

KafkaFlinkCloud platformsMonitoring tools

Required Skills

Big DataKafkaFlinkStreaming infrastructureReal-time systemsDistributed systemsControl planesAPIsCloud infrastructureAI integrationMonitoringIncident response

Hard Skills

Big DataKafkaFlinkStreaming infrastructureReal-time systemsDistributed systemsControl planesAPIsCloud infrastructureAI integrationMonitoringIncident response

Soft Skills

LeadershipProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationMentoringOperational excellence

Industry & Role

Industry Real Estate / SaaS

Job Function Senior software engineer, big data

Role Subtype Data & Analytics

Tech Domains Kafka, Flink, Cloud platforms, Monitoring systems

Keywords for Your Resume

big datakafkaflinkstreaming infrastructurereal-time systemsdistributed systemscontrol planesapiscloud infrastructureai integrationmonitoringincident responsestreaming systemsreal-time datadistributed processingplatform scalabilityoperational excellencecloud platforms

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with Kafka or Flink, No background in distributed systems, Less than 3 years of relevant experience, No familiarity with real-time systems

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