Software Development Engineer at Zillow in Mexico City

Software Development Engineer

Location: Mexico City · Remote

About the team

The Specialist II, Software Engineering, Back End designs, builds, and maintains server-side services and platforms that power Zillow’s products, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and performant. This role contributes to the full software development lifecycle, collaborates closely with cross-functional partners, and uses modern cloud and data technologies to support high-traffic, multi-brand experiences and enable developer productivity.

About the role

- Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable back-end services and APIs that support high-traffic, customer-facing applications across multiple Zillow brands. - Develop, test, and deploy high-quality, maintainable code using modern programming languages and frameworks, following secure coding, observability, and performance best practices. - Collaborate with product, engineering, and data or machine learning teams to integrate services, optimize data flows, and improve end-to-end platform performance. - Diagnose and resolve production issues by analyzing logs, metrics, and traces, and contribute to improving monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes. - Participate in backlog grooming, estimation, code reviews, and technical design discussions, providing constructive feedback and helping refine solutions for moderately complex problems. - Contribute to automation of build, test, and deployment pipelines to improve release reliability and developer productivity in a cloud-based environment. - Share knowledge and mentor peers informally by documenting services, contributing to internal best practices, and supporting continuous improvement within the team.This role has been categorized as a teleworker position. Teleworkers 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 anywhere in Mexico, with availability to travel to Mexico City, as we recommend attendance at occasional office events.

In addition to a competitive base salary and benefits, this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.

Who you are

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on back-end or server-side development. - Experience designing, implementing, and operating back-end services or APIs for web or mobile applications in a cloud environment (such as AWS, GCP, or Azure). - Experience with at least one modern programming language commonly used for back-end development (for example, Java, C#, Python, Go) and with relational or non-relational databases. - Experience contributing to cross-functional projects, including participating in technical design, code reviews, and iterative delivery in an agile or similar environment. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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 people 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.

How we work is a key part of that transformation. Through Cloud HQ, our strategic approach to distributed work, most employees have the flexibility to work from wherever they’re most productive—enabling us to move fast, stay connected and deliver on our people promise.

Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the U.S.. Zillow was named one ofFORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2026, and included on TIME’s America’s Best Companies 2026 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 committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and to providing equal employment opportunities. We comply with applicable laws that prohibit discrimination in employment and recruitment.

If you have a disability or special need that requires reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter directly.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment based on their qualifications and ability to perform the functions of the position, without discrimination and in accordance with applicable 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.