Senior Cloud & Systems Engineer

Zoo; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoo, based in Los Angeles, is on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Infrastructure. In this role, you will take ownership of the reliability, automation, and evolution of core systems while working across the stack with a heavy emphasis on backend and infrastructure engineering.

We require candidates to hold a B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience, along with strong proficiency in Rust and hands-on experience with distributed systems. The position provides opportunities for innovation and autonomy within a rapidly evolving environment.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering.
• Proficiency in Rust with a solid understanding of systems-level programming.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems or service-oriented architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain core systems and services for reliability.
• Build automation and tooling to reduce operational overhead.
• Develop integrations between systems and external platforms.

Skills

Systems engineering

Backend engineering

Rust

Distributed systems

Automation

API design

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databases

Infrastructure-as-code

Containerized deployments

Job description

Zoo, based in Los Angeles, is on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Cloud Infrastructure. In this role, you will take ownership of the reliability, automation, and evolution of core systems while working across the stack with a heavy emphasis on backend and infrastructure engineering.

We require candidates to hold a B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience, along with strong proficiency in Rust and hands-on experience with distributed systems. The position provides opportunities for innovation and autonomy within a rapidly evolving environment.