Who We Are
Zoopla is one of the UK’s most instantly recognisable property brands. In fact, we’re known and loved by over 91% of the nation (and we’re working hard on the other 9%). Our mission is to help the nation make better home decisions - by connecting everyone to their home and giving them personalised insights to help with moving, managing or financing. Over 50 million people visit Zoopla every month to access exclusive data and information on every UK property, search over 500,000 homes for sale and rent, find the best agents and secure the latest mortgage deals.
We’re a growing, dynamic team that embraces innovation and isn’t afraid to push the boundaries. We’re only just starting our journey to redefine the digital property landscape, with much more to explore and achieve. Join us, and transform the way the nation makes home decisions.
What You'll Do
At Zoopla you will design and run the search and retrieval systems behind the consumer portal, serving millions of users. Search relevance, ranking, and the services and data pipelines that feed them sit at the centre of this role. If you care about robust APIs, fast and relevant search, scalable distributed services, observability, and personalisation, this is for you.
You will work primarily in Python and TypeScript across Node.js and GraphQL, with some services in Golang or Perl. You will own search infrastructure end to end on OpenSearch (or Elasticsearch): indexing, query design, relevance tuning, and performance at scale. You will design and maintain the APIs and data pipelines that power it, working across both SQL and NoSQL stores on AWS.
This is a backend role. You will touch the frontend (React and TypeScript) occasionally when a feature needs it, but deep frontend specialism is not expected.
At Zoopla, we embrace hybrid working but emphasise the importance of also spending time together. You’ll have the opportunity to work remotely (at home) for two days per week with Mondays and Thursdays as all-Zoopla days in the office together plus a third day in-office day of your choosing.
Our home in Tower Bridge is a buzzing hub for collaborative and individual working, with areas to socialise and exercise - within easy reach of London Bridge, Tower Hill and Bermondsey stations. On our doorstep there are plenty of great food spots including a new indoor street food market and landscaped areas to sit by the riverside.
Benefits
Hello, we’re Zoopla. We’re here to help people make intelligent decisions about their homes by digitising the home lifecycle.
Whether renting, letting, buying or selling, changing homes is one of life’s biggest decisions. It's personal, emotional and incredibly exciting, but it can also be confusing and downright stressful. A fine balance between listening to your heart and head.
At Zoopla we know what a home is really worth. Our industry-leading data and powerful software make that clear. But more than that, we know how it can make you feel, we know there’s no place like home! As a trusted partner on the journey, we strive to make the process of moving to a perfect home smoother.
We think it’s just as important to feel at home, at work. Wherever our people are working from, we want them to feel supported, motivated and inspired so we are working hard to make Zoopla more welcoming, fair and representative every day.
We are building an inclusive, flexible, and results-led culture which supports challenging and rewarding careers. And we’re looking for ambitious people to join us.
