10 Zillow engineering leaders
Saranya Karuppusamy, Senior Director of AI and Engineering at Zillow, is one of ten Zillow engineering leaders listed here, alongside people who hold senior director and director of engineering roles at the company and its StreetEasy brand. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Zillow from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brendan Downing
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Zillow
Brendan Downing has been Director of Engineering at Zillow since February 2025, based in Boston, Massachusetts, and the profile headline reads Director of Engineering. Brendan Downing was Sr. Engineering Manager at Zillow from 2023 to 2025 and Director of Engineering at LogRocket from 2022 to 2023.
Daniel Glasser
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Zillow
Daniel Glasser has been Director of Engineering at Zillow since August 2025, based in the Greater Phoenix Area. Daniel Glasser was Sr. Development Manager at Zillow from 2021 to 2025, Sr. Engineering Manager at Hudl from 2019 to 2021 and Director Of Engineering at Hudl from 2017 to 2019.
Edgar Gonzalez
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Zillow
Edgar Gonzalez has been Director Of Engineering at Zillow since October 2021, based in New York City, and the headline reads Director of Engineering @StreetEasy (Zillow). The profile says Edgar Gonzalez leads the Consumer Engineering pillar, and Edgar Gonzalez was Senior Software Engineering Manager at Zillow from 2019 to 2021.
Federico Torre
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Software Engineering · Zillow
Federico Torre has been Senior Director, Software Engineering at Zillow since January 2024, with the role listed in San Francisco, California. Federico Torre was Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Zillow from 2018 to 2019 and Manager, Software Engineering there from 2017 to 2018, and the headline lists an MBA, finance and startups.
Jaycen Grant
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Zillow
Jaycen Grant has been Director of Engineering at Zillow since February 2026, based in Queen Creek, Arizona. Jaycen Grant was Senior Engineering Manager at Zillow from 2023 to 2026, Software Development Manager at Amazon from 2017 to 2023 and Software Engineering Manager at Intel from 2015 to 2017.
Joel Kopelioff
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Zillow
Joel Kopelioff has been Senior Director of Engineering at Zillow since August 2026, based in Irvine, California, and has held the role Director of Software Engineering there since 2022. Joel Kopelioff was Manager, Software Development Engineering at Zillow from 2018 to 2022 and Director of Engineering (R&D) at AutoGravity in 2018.
Rajendra Shioramwar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Of Engineering, Core Search & Search Science · Zillow
Rajendra Shioramwar has been Senior Director Of Engineering, Core Search & Search Science at Zillow since February 2022 and was Director of Engineering, Search there from 2020 to 2022. Rajendra Shioramwar was Senior Engineering Manager - Core data & Search at Zillow from 2019 to 2020, and the headline reads Senior Director Of AI & Engineering, Search at Zillow Group.
Saranya Karuppusamy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of AI and Engineering · Zillow
Saranya Karuppusamy has been Senior Director of AI and Engineering at Zillow since January 2026, based in Seattle, Washington. Saranya Karuppusamy was VP of Engineering, Atelio by FIS at FIS from 2024 to 2025 and Sr Manager, Software Engineering - My AI at Snap Inc. from 2023 to 2024, and the headline lists Amazon, Snap and FIS.
Sofiane Oubraham
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, DevEx & Platform Engineering · Zillow
Sofiane Oubraham has been Director of Engineering, DevEx & Platform Engineering at Zillow since December 2025, and the profile says the role leads a multi-disciplinary DevEx organization spanning Mobile Platform and Web Platform. Sofiane Oubraham was Director of Engineering, Web & Mobile App Platforms at Zillow from 2022 to 2025.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your engineering leadership role at Zillow?
- 02How do you balance platform work against new consumer features?
- 03What has your own work taught you about bringing AI features into a consumer product?
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