Zillow AI's Foundational IQ group builds the core intelligence that powers search, discovery, and conversational experiences like Zillow Copilot. We combine text, imagery, geospatial and time‑series signals to learn rich representations of homes, neighborhoods, and shopper intent, then use them to improve user experiences on Zillow.
Requirements
- LLMs: instruction tuning/fine‑tuning, prompting, and evaluation/measurement
- Multimodal learning (image + text; familiarity with audio or geospatial a plus)
- Representation learning with limited labels (self/semi/weakly-supervised)
- User modeling for personalization systems
- Reinforcement learning or sequential decision‑making
- Evaluating generative/agentic systems; privacy‑aware and responsible AI practices (e.g., fair‑housing considerations) are a plus
- Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face)
Responsibilities
- Research and develop methods for adapting LLMs and foundation models with Zillow’s domain-specific data
- Build and evaluate multimodal models that combine text, images, geospatial and tabular signals for home and user understanding.
- Explore reinforcement learning and sequential decision-making for long‑horizon, user‑centric outcomes
- Prototype agentic workflows; define success metrics and run rigorous offline/online evaluations
- Partner across science, engineering, product, and design; share results via docs, presentations, and publications
Other
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence or a related field with a strong research track record
- Clear communication and a collaborative mindset; motivated to publish at top venues
- This role has been categorized as a Remote position.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.
- Applicants who receive job offers from Zillow Group will be asked to sign a Proprietary Rights Agreement which includes confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, customer and employee non-solicitation, and non-competition provisions.
