Zillow Group
The Applied Research Scientist, World Model role at Zillow involves building a foundational AI model that represents the housing market, integrating supply, demand, and macroeconomic factors to answer complex consumer questions. This position requires expertise in latent state-space models, causal inference, and large-scale user behavior analysis to create structured demand representations and calibrated uncertainty models. The role contributes to evaluating the World Model and provides technical leadership in translating research into production impact.
Zillow is a consumer-facing online real estate marketplace that helps people search for homes to buy, sell and rent across the United States. The platform provides property listings, Zestimate home-value estimates, rental listings, mortgage tools and neighborhood data, plus mobile apps and alerts to simplify the housing journey. Zillow also offers services for real estate professionals and advertisers—like agent directories, lead tools and market analytics—and publishes research and news (Zillow Front Porch) about housing trends. It’s known for large-scale U.S. coverage, data-driven insights, and an easy-to-use search experience.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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