![]() ![]() An added bonus was being able to introduce a large team to the concept of socially inclusive engineering.īy integrating our work on the tool into the existing Zillow listing process, we increased the chances of it being maintained over time. To say it’s been a busy 10 months would be an understatement but by aligning our work with other teams we ensured Housing Connector would be a win for all. It spanned our Seattle and San Francisco offices and multiple Zillow Group Brands. The project included contributions from over 30 colleagues and consultations with another 40. ![]() Our work touched our search experience, data ingestion, reporting, and rental products. I participated in their sprint planning, planning pokers ( work estimation exercise), and standups. With the intent of building it into our main rentals product, I embedded myself fully into our Seattle Rentals Team. We saw the work of Housing Connector as perfectly aligned with Zillow’s mission to “Give people the power to unlock life’s next chapter.” Helping people overcome homelessness with the support and care of the community is perhaps the most powerful example of unlocking a new chapter! We decided on developing a socially inclusive design, and building a solution into our existing rentals product. So it was a natural fit to build this new tool directly on our existing tech stack. Our rentals product on already functions as a connector between landlords and property managers and people in need of housing. When we first signed on to build this tool, my project manager and I were determined to not build a standalone solution. I was excited to leverage my expertise and the Zillow platform to foster opportunities for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.Įnter the Zillow Affordable Housing Search Tool project, a partnership between Zillow and Seattle nonprofit, Housing Connector, that acts as a landlord liaison program to help private property owners and landlords easily and successfully rent to people experiencing homelessness. Ten months ago I accepted the role to be the first software engineer on the Social Impact Product team at Zillow.
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