Senior Backend Platform Engineer - Scale & Impact

Zūm; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Holidays

Wellness

Vacation

Job summary

Zūm in Redwood City is seeking a Staff Engineer for the Backend Platform team. This role involves hands-on contributions to develop Zūm's technology platform while working with a team of backend developers. Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of experience and strong skills in backend development with languages such as Node.js, Java, or Python. Benefits include a competitive salary range of $240,000–$280,000, stock options, and comprehensive medical, dental, and wellness packages.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience as a Software Engineer or Staff Engineer.
• Proven experience building backend systems for enterprise-level applications.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Core contributor in designing the architecture of our Backend platform.
• Work with 2-4 backend developers to deliver product features.
• Introduce tools to scale and accelerate development.
• Work with Product and Design teams to deliver new features.
• Improve the existing Backend platform and add features.

Skills

Backend development

Architectural design

Node.js

Java

Python

Cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud)

API development

Microservice architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Zūm in Redwood City is seeking a Staff Engineer for the Backend Platform team. This role involves hands-on contributions to develop Zūm's technology platform while working with a team of backend developers. Ideal candidates will have 8+ years of experience and strong skills in backend development with languages such as Node.js, Java, or Python. Benefits include a competitive salary range of $240,000–$280,000, stock options, and comprehensive medical, dental, and wellness packages.