Senior Applied Scientist, Rich Media Experiences

Zillow's Rich Media (RMX) team is developing immersive virtual home tour features using mobile, machine learning, and computer vision, collaborating across product, research, and engineering to create interactive home representations.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $160,900.00 - $257,100.00 annually in CA, CT, MD, MA, NJ, NY, WA, DC; $152,900.00 - $244,300.00 annually in CO, HI, IL, MN, NV, OH, RI, VT; additional compensation via equity based on experience, performance, and location.

Responsibilities

• Frame and solve complex perception problems using scientific and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to translate user needs into research questions and solutions.
• Design, implement, and iterate on machine learning and computer vision models for structured understanding of spaces.
• Develop robust evaluation pipelines and experiments to measure and improve model performance.
• Integrate models into production systems, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Monitor and improve deployed models based on real-world data and user feedback.
• Mentor and support team members in modeling, evaluation, and research practices.
• Communicate findings and technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an applied or research scientist working on machine learning or computer vision with real-world data.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX), with a track record of building and deploying models.
• Experience shipping production ML systems, including data pipelines, deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
• Strong understanding of probability, statistics, and experimental design, with the ability to apply these to practical evaluation strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to work with noisy, imperfect datasets and design robust solutions for challenging edge cases.
• Experience with geometry-heavy or spatial understanding problems, or multi-modal/sensor-fusion challenges, is a plus.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences, and to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Prior success in ambiguous, evolving problem spaces or zero-to-one environments is valued.
• Contributions to the broader ML or computer vision community (e.g., publications, patents, open-source) are a plus.
• Candidates with non-traditional backgrounds with transferable skills are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity awards based on experience, performance, and location.
• Work from anywhere in the US, with specific pay ranges depending on state.

Additional Information

• This is a remote position with no fixed office location.
• The role involves working on complex perception problems, developing and deploying ML models, and collaborating across teams.
• Candidates should have a strong background in machine learning, computer vision, and software engineering.