About the team
Zillow Experience Design (ZxD) helps teams across Zillow build useful, accessible, and cohesive experiences across web and mobile. Within ZxD, the Design Foundations team creates and evolves Zillow’s iOS design system, giving product teams the shared components, patterns, and standards they need to build high-quality experiences more efficiently for millions of customers.
About the role
As a Software Development Engineer, iOS, you’ll help shape the design system behind Zillow’s iOS experience and the reusable components that product teams rely on every day. This role offers the chance to grow your iOS engineering career while partnering with design, product, and engineering to improve quality, consistency, and speed across Zillow’s mobile experiences. You’ll also work in a modern development environment that thoughtfully incorporates AI-assisted tools into everyday engineering workflows.
You Will Get To
- Build and improve reusable iOS components, patterns, and tooling that support Zillow’s design system and product experiences.
- Contribute to the implementation and architecture of design system features, writing high-quality Swift with strong testing practices.
- Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully, applying sound judgment about when to rely on generated output and when to validate it independently.
- Help define and uphold iOS standards, including accessibility best practices.
- Support testing strategies, code quality improvements, and regular releases to partner teams.
- Diagnose and resolve integration issues for teams adopting Constellation and other shared system capabilities.
- Create documentation and educational content that help partner teams adopt the design system more effectively.
- Collaborate with design, product, and engineering partners to stay aligned on roadmap priorities and improve the developer and designer experience.
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 California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $136,300.00 - $217,700.00 annually. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations. In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia the standard base pay range for this role is $129,500.00 - $206,900.00 annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations 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. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.
Who you are
- BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Proficiency in Swift and SwiftUI, with strong familiarity with iOS platform conventions and Human Interface Guidelines.
- Strong understanding of application performance, including concurrency, memory efficiency, and smooth scrolling.
- A track record of delivering high-quality, maintainable code within deadlines.
- Experience with build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience using AI-assisted coding tools effectively, with good judgment about when generated output should be reviewed, tested, or revised.
- Experience building accessible iOS experiences.
- 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® 2025list, 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.