1 year ago
Base Salary
$240k - $280k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design the architecture of Zūm’s backend platform.
- Work with 2–4 backend developers to deliver high-quality product features.
- Introduce tools and processes to scale and accelerate development.
- Collaborate with Product and Design to plan and deliver new product features.
- Improve the existing backend platform while adding new product features and content.
- Own the full development lifecycle from ideation through deployment while contributing hands-on code.
- Establish and enforce strong coding conventions and development practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 8+ years of industry experience as a Software Engineer or Staff Engineer.
- Experience building backend systems for enterprise-level applications across multiple platforms.
- Strong hands-on skills in architectural design and backend development.
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
- Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages: Node.js, Java, or Python.
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications in AWS or Google Cloud.
- Experience building vertically and horizontally scalable systems.
- Experience developing high-performance, scalable, and secure APIs for internal and external use.
- Experience with microservice-based architectures.
- Strong planning, organization, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Preferred experience with Node.js and TypeScript, transportation industry experience, and interest in mission-driven companies.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), holidays, wellness, vacation, and additional benefits.
- Stock options may be included in addition to base salary.
- Targeted base salary range of $240,000–$280,000 plus stock options.
- Based at the Redwood Shores, California headquarters with onsite work required three days per week on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
- Only candidates already based in the Bay Area will be considered.
About Zum
Zum builds and operates a student transportation platform for school districts, combining routing and dispatch software, driver and parent apps, and turnkey operations, with growing SaaS and charter services. The privately held company contracts with districts to run daily service and is electrifying school bus fleets with vehicle-to-grid capabilities. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Zum operates in 15+ U.S. states and reports adoption by over 4,500 schools.