Zaplabs

Our mission

Our mission is to make home buying and selling a simple and delightful experience. The home buyers, sellers, agents, and brokers we serve inspire us to continuously innovate on the next generation of real estate technology.

Our journey

1999

Formerly known as ZipRealty, ZapLabs was founded in 1999 by two UC Berkeley Haas School of Business graduates.

2004

Headquartered in Emeryville, California, the tech-enabled brokerage went public in November 2004, trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ZIPR.

2014

In 2014, ZapLabs was acquired and became the tech hub for global real estate leader Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY).

Today

Today, we're the driving force behind trans-
formative technology for consumers and 150,000+ independent real estate professionals affiliated with Realogy's world-
renowned real estate brands.

Moving forward

ZapLabs is growing rapidly! We’re 175-strong and continue to build our team of inventive, curious folks.

We're a tech company that cares

Whether it's volunteering at the local food bank, or participating in Hack the Hood to help introduce low-income youth to careers in tech, we care deeply about community outreach. We invest in our people through early career and internship opportunities, training and development, and flexible work schedules. We're proud to be a part of Realogy Holdings Corp., which has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies^® by the Ethisphere Institute for the 7th year in a row.

Our Leadership

Jamie Wilson

Chief Executive Officer

Jamie Wilson, ZapLabs President and Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for all aspects of the company’s operations. As a 16-year veteran of ZapLabs, Jamie has helped lead the company toward developing an award-winning website, a robust customer engagement platform, and engaging mobile products since his arrival. Prior to taking on the role of CEO, he served as Senior Vice President of Technology, directing product development and technology efforts.
Jake Lyman

Chief Product Operations Officer

Jake Lyman has served in a variety of roles since the beginning of his journey with ZapLabs (then called ZipRealty) in 1999. In his current role as Chief Product Operations Officer, Jake facilitates the successful delivery of Zap to Realogy Brand Affiliates, and spearheads efforts to engage Zap’s users and stakeholders through customer success, support, marketing, and business development.
Ashley Belyaev

Director, Product Management

As Director of Product Management, Ashley leads product management processes and helps to define product strategy at ZapLabs. Her passion for data-driven decision making and analytic rigor helps the team prioritize development efforts—and create great experiences for home buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals.
Michael Davis

VP, DevOps & Chief Architect

As VP of DevOps and Chief Architect, Michael leads the DevOps team, the Data Science & Data Engineering teams, and the MLS Data team. He coordinates between DevOps, IT, and the Engineering teams to improve our technical infrastructure and release management functions. Michael has been an essential part of the ZapLabs team for over 15 years, and has worked on almost every part of the Zap technology stack during his time here.
Leslie Leach

VP, Marketing

Leslie Leach, Vice President of Marketing, is responsible for the company’s brand, product marketing, communications, customer engagement, and growth strategies. She holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She lives in Walnut Creek, California with her husband, two sons, and a staunchly protective terrier.
Arpan Dalal

VP, Engineering

Arpan, our Vice President of Engineering, oversees both the Engineering and QA teams at ZapLabs. Arpan and his team develop innovative solutions to support brokers and agents in using Zap for every aspect of their daily business.
Richard Tso

Senior Director, Information Systems

As Senior Director of Information Systems, Richard leads our Infrastructure Operations, System Support, and Oracle Database teams. Richard and his team provide the infrastructure to the Zap platform, from development to production.
Tom Morgan

VP, Data Engineering

Thomas Morgan, VP of Data Engineering, embraces the audacious goal of disrupting the real estate industry by applying data technology to the untapped world of real estate transactions. As the leader of Data Engineering, he works with the Data Science, Machine Learning, & Data Engineering teams to deliver new features. The team focuses on lead optimization, agent & broker incentives, and decision-driving analytics & insights.
Valli Nachiappan

Senior Director, Engineering

As Senior Director of Engineering, Valli helps lead the Engineering team in their transition to newer implementations based on microservice architecture, leveraging cloud based solutions with an emphasis on scale and reusablity. Prior to ZapLabs, Valli led the Engineering team at Yapstone, centered on building the Fraud & Risk Management System on a payment platform focusing on transitioning to distributed systems.
Corey Sitron

Human Resources Business Partner

As the HR Business Partner at ZapLabs, Corey is responsible for attracting, retaining, and engaging top talent. She is passionate about taking a proactive approach to the employee experience by fostering employee development, taking a data driven approach to solving organizational challenges, and forming meaningful connections with the teams she supports.
Dan Ralls

General Counsel

Dan Ralls is responsible for all legal aspects of the company. He has enjoyed spending his in-house career as a legal counsel to technology companies – particularly cloud and platform solutions. He’s held positions as General Counsel of mobile messaging provider Mblox, General Counsel of cloud IT & communications company Intermedia, Assistant General Counsel of foreign exchange platform FXall, and Corporate Counsel at scientific and medical publisher Elsevier.