Senior Applied Scientist

Zillow is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to lead the science of communication intelligence and drive innovation in partner communications AI systems. The successful candidate will design novel models, reasoning systems, and evaluation frameworks, and mentor and lead through influence to turn research into business impact.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience applying advanced ML/AI to real-world problems
• Strong understanding of modern NLP, agentic, and LLM architectures/approaches
• Experience designing and analyzing experiments, model- or LLM-based evaluation, and tying scientific metrics to clear business or customer KPIs
• Proficient in Python and modern ML stacks (e.g., PyTorch, Transformers)
• Effective communicator with ability to translate complex modeling trade-offs into clear narratives for partners in product and engineering

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Equity awards
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan