Data Scientist - job 1 of 2

About the team

Join our industry-leading Business Economics team bringing innovative analysis, creativity, and excellence to some of the biggest questions across Zillow. We partner closely with teams across the company to analyze and implement opportunities to drive incremental revenue and cost savings. We provide key insights from Zillow’s unparalleled living database of over 100 million homes, transactions, and users.

As a Data Scientist, you will work in an informal, fun, collaborative atmosphere with a dynamic team and will play a critical role in ensuring the financial success of Zillow.

About the role

Zillow is looking for a Data Scientist who has a passion for building novel analytical frameworks, models, and visualizations. We are always looking for ways to better measure our business and steer our lines of business towards profitability. 

You Will Get To: 

• Discover insights in diverse data sets to contextualize the business as well as develop statistical models and techniques.

• Apply your analytical toolkit to a host of problems ranging from impact analysis, performance attribution, segmentation, and pricing.

• Measure the impact of housing market trends on business outcomes and financial performance.

• Assist the business in optimizing policies through the design of experimental and observational interventions to measure impact.

• Collaborate with other data scientists, applied scientists, and economists to translate business opportunities into well-defined technical problems and conduct cutting-edge applied research.

• Develop clear data visualizations that crystallize the key messages from analyses.

• Communicate complex statistical models and analyses clearly to wide audiences.

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

• An innovative problem solver that is passionate about conducting independent research and applying research methods to real-world problems.

• Strong foundation in traditional econometric approaches, statistical methods, and/or modern machine learning techniques from schooling or industry experience.

• Proficient in data cleaning, preprocessing, and feature engineering for statistical analysis.

• Proficient in data visualization and data storytelling.

• Strong coding skills, with experience in software development best practices and version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., mathematics, data science, economics, statistics, finance, engineering, analytics, or similar)

• 1-2 years of experience with quantitative data analysis and complex problem solving

• 1-2 years of experience sharing data insights and creating data visualizations with software like Tableau or similar

• Proficiency in SQL

• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and modeling

• Experience with building, scheduling, and productionalizing ETL pipelines

Transferable Skills

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

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s 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 you're 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. We’re 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 don’t 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.