Senior Backend Engineer - APIs & Data Infra

Zoom; Cheyenne (WY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoom is seeking a Software Engineer on the platform team to own and deliver full features, building reliable APIs and data infrastructure that shape the customer experience. You will collaborate with experienced backend and frontend engineers to design scalable, observable systems and write clean, maintainable code.

You will work on internal infrastructure, ML systems, and data pipelines, with emphasis on performance and long-term reliability, ownership of backend projects, and clear

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering, backend systems and API delivery.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS, Postgres, and Node.js in production.
• Proficiency across the stack: TypeGraphQL, Apollo/Express, React, RDS, ClickHouse.
• Strong ownership, craft, and cross‑functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and build infrastructure, data models, and APIs powering core features at scale.
• Ship well‑designed, testable code with focus on performance and reliability.
• Develop testing, validation procedures, and technical documentation.
• Own core internal infrastructure and ML systems to serve evolving needs.
• Analyze complex challenges and deliver simple, scalable designs with observability and SLAs.

Skills

Backend engineering

API development

Communication

System design

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Postgres

Node.js

TypeGraphQL

Apollo/Express

React

RDS

ClickHouse

Job description

Zoom is seeking a Software Engineer on the platform team to own and deliver full features, building reliable APIs and data infrastructure that shape the customer experience. You will collaborate with experienced backend and frontend engineers to design scalable, observable systems and write clean, maintainable code.

You will work on internal infrastructure, ML systems, and data pipelines, with emphasis on performance and long-term reliability, ownership of backend projects, and clear