About the team
The business forecasting group at Zillow shapes planning across Zillow’s businesses. We bring together forecasters, economists, applied scientists, data scientists, and data visualization engineers to build and maintain the forecasts that guide decision-making. We translate housing market and business signals into actionable outlooks with industry-leading data and rigorous statistical methods. We emphasize explainability with our forecasts so that leaders can have confidence and make informed decisions about the future of the company
Zillow Group is a strategic, mission-driven organization focused on delivering exceptional experiences and measurable outcomes. Our work spans cross-functional partnership, scalable programs and operational excellence in support of Zillow’s mission. We bring deep experience working across diverse teams in a dynamic, high-growth workplace, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution to drive meaningful business impact. We are seeking an experienced professional to support our workforce expansion in India.
About the role
Zillow is seeking an Applied Scientist based in India to focus full-time on developing and improving forecasting performance for Zillow’s business lines..
In this role, you will design, implement, and refine advanced statistical and machine learning approaches to generate accurate, scalable forecasts. You will partner with team members to expedite and improve the quality of modeling work. Further, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate complex data into actionable insights.
You Will Get To:
Design and evaluate statistical, econometric, and machine learning methods for forecasting problems. Your work will play a central role in increasing forecast accuracy and accelerating delivery timelines
Propose and evaluate novel methods to reasonably forecast asset level performance
Build backtesting and validation frameworks to assess forecast accuracy, stability, and downstr