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# Principal Frontend Software Development Engineer - Mexico

- **Company:** ZILLOW INC
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Applications, Backend, Information Technology, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pthnzyit9s

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 10+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production web applications, including significant experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript front-end frameworks. - Demonstrated experience leading the end-to-end technical design and delivery of complex, high-visibility front-end initiatives across multiple teams. - Proven track record influencing architecture, standards, and technical direction for large-scale, consumer-facing or enterprise web experiences. - Experience mentoring and developing other engineers, including senior-level talent, in a collaborative, distributed environment. - Experience working in cloud-based environments and collaborating closely with back-end, data, and product teams to deliver integrated solutions. - Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

## Description

The Principal, Software Engineering, Front End leads the design and delivery of performant, accessible, and resilient user interfaces across Zillow's consumer and partner experiences. This role sets front-end architecture and coding standards, drives cross-team alignment on web application strategy, and mentors engineers to build intuitive, scalable solutions that power Zillow's "super app" vision and real-estate marketplace., * Define and evolve front-end architecture, patterns, and best practices to deliver secure, performant, and maintainable web experiences at scale. - Lead the design and implementation of complex, consumer-facing features and UI systems from concept through launch, balancing customer impact, technical risk, and operational excellence. - Partner with product, design, back-end, and data teams to shape roadmaps, translate ambiguous customer problems into technical strategies, and align investments across multiple squads. - Raise the engineering bar by reviewing critical code and designs, setting quality standards (testing, accessibility, reliability), and guiding teams through trade-offs in a high-scale, distributed environment. - Coach and mentor senior and staff engineers, building technical leadership capacity across teams and fostering an inclusive, growth-oriented engineering culture. - Evaluate and introduce modern front-end technologies, frameworks, and tooling to improve
developer productivity, site performance, and customer experience while managing long-term platform health. - Influence organization-wide engineering decisions and cross-functional initiatives, using data and experimentation to drive continuous improvement in front-end experiences and outcomes.