Senior Database Engineer
Senior Database Engineer
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About the team
The Database Engineering (DBE) team at Zillow is responsible for designing building and supporting the mission critical database infrastructure that powers Zillows products and services. We manage a diverse portfolio of databases including AWS Aurora (PostgreSQL & MySQL) and SQL Server on EC2 with a strong focus on automation performance scalability and cost-efficiency.Our team is part of the Platform & Infrastructure Engineering (PIE) organization which supports Zillows transformation to a modern cloud-native architecture. As we move closer to completing the final aspect of our data center exit we are focused on building a developer first API driven platform that empowers internal teams to self-serve and operate confidently at scale while maintaining strong operational and security standards.
About the role
As a Senior Database Engineer at Zillow you will help shape the future of database services across our platform. You will be responsible for the design provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud-based transactional databases supporting high throughput services used by millions of Zillow customers.
Youll also play a key role in our shift toward greater automation observability and intelligent operations using infrastructure-as-code and AI-augmented tooling.
This is a high impact engineering role that blends deep database expertise with platform thinking collaboration and customer empathy. Youll work closely with developers system engineers data engineers and other platform teams to create reliable scalable and secure database solutions while driving standards reducing operational overhead and solving tough infrastructure challenges.
As a Senior Database Engineer at Zillow you will:
Own the full lifecycle of Aurora (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and SQL Server databases in AWS from design and provisioning to monitoring tuning and retirement.
Develop and maintain automation for provisioning scaling and managing databases using Terraform and Python/Bash scripting.
Partner with developers and system engineers to support modern application patterns including real-time replication read replicas CI/CD workflows and temporary on-demand environments.
Champion observability by integrating performance insights slow query logs and cost data into a centralized metrics and alerting framework.
Contribute to and evolve our API-first database platform exposing key database workflows through self-service portals and internal developer tooling.
Participate in on-call rotations incident response and root cause analysis for critical production issues owning outcomes and continuously improving reliability.
Act as a mentor technical resource and collaborative partner to engineers across Zillow helping to raise the bar in database operations and cloud-native design.
Explore and pilot AI-powered agents and recommendations for query tuning anomaly detection cost optimization and access governance.
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 in any part of Mexico but preferably in Mexico City as we would encourage attendance for occasional in-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
Deep expertise in at least one core database engine (PostgreSQL MySQL or SQL Server) with hands-on experience in cloud-managed database services like AWS RDS and Aurora.
A track record of building secure resilient and performant database infrastructure in production environments.
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code ideally Terraform and strong scripting skills (Python Bash PowerShell).
Experience troubleshooting complex query performance replication or availability issues using native database tools and cloud metrics (e.g. CloudWatch pgstatstatements Perf Insights).
A customer-first mindset and clear communication skillsyou listen guide and educate with humility.
A bias for action continuous improvement and building systems that reduce friction and increase developer productivity.
Get to know us
Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock lifes 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 youre 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 and a fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging. Were 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 dont 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 and gender identity. 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
