Tech Lead, Core Infra & AI Platform — Global Scale & Equity

ZipHQ, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Start-up equity

Health coverage

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefit

Team events

Home office stipend

Phone reimbursement

Parental leave

Fertility stipend

401k

Unlimited AI tokens

Job summary

ZipHQ, Inc. is hiring an experienced software engineer for the Core Infrastructure team in San Francisco, CA. You will own one or more infrastructure components, including Kubernetes platforms and AI infra, and help drive multi-region expansion.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, scalable design, and collaboration with product and engineering teams to accelerate Zip’s roadmap. Salary ranges from $165,000 to $240,000 with strong benefits.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience building and operating large-scale platforms or infrastructure independently.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own one or more infrastructure components and drive design, implementation and operation.
• Build and operate multi-region architectures, including Kubernetes platforms and AI infra.
• Champion technical excellence by leading scalable system design and reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering colleagues to accelerate Zip’s product roadmap.

Skills

Software engineering

Large-scale platforms

System ownership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Datadog

Celery

Redis

Job description

ZipHQ, Inc. is hiring an experienced software engineer for the Core Infrastructure team in San Francisco, CA. You will own one or more infrastructure components, including Kubernetes platforms and AI infra, and help drive multi-region expansion.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, scalable design, and collaboration with product and engineering teams to accelerate Zip’s roadmap. Salary ranges from $165,000 to $240,000 with strong benefits.