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Senior Engineer, Backend Platform
Zum Redwood City, CA, US Job Type: Full-Time Function: Engineering Software Industry: Transportation About Zum: Zūm has reimagined student transportation—managing every vehicle, driver, passenger, parent, and ride on a single platform. We're growing fast and looking for super-smart folks motivated to fix the nation's largest mass transportation system and make a real difference for students, schools, drivers, parents and caregivers. Job Description: Zm is revolutionizing mass mobility with its Connected Mobility Experience (Zm CMX™) system that connects and coordinates people, vehicles, and operations in real time. In the $50 billion student mobility market – the largest segment of the mass mobility industry – Zm CMX is transforming a daily source of anxiety and disruption into a reliable, transparent, and efficient mobility experience for students and families. Today, more than 4,500 schools rely on Zm CMX. Recognized globally for its innovative approach and operational execution, Zm has been named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC Disruptor 50 and Changemakers, the World Economic Forum, and the Financial Times' Fastest Growing Companies lists. Zm is backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, GIC, TPG, and Softbank. This is a hybrid position based out of our headquarters in Redwood City, CA. You will be required to be on-site a minimum of 3 days per week (Monday - Thursday). We will only consider candidates already located in the Bay Area. Who You Are: We are looking to add Senior Engineers to our backend engineering team. You will have opportunities for hands-on contribution in building Zm's technology platform. If you are a self-driven developer who enjoys solving complex problems and building impactful solutions, you will love this job. What You'll Do: You will be the owner of one or more backend platform verticals. You will get to build customer-facing product features and build/expand platform capabilities as you see fit for your needs to deliver business value. You will build microservices with the latest technologies like Kubernetes, Kafka, Postgres, gRPC, etc. You will get to actively contribute towards establishing good engineering practices - write high-quality, maintainable, testable, and scalable code, and perform code reviews. You will develop applications to improve visibility and traceability across the system using tools like Datadog, Rollbar, Segment, etc. What You Bring To Zm: Basic technical skills for this role: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent degrees 5+ years of industry experience as a Software Engineer Experience in building enterprise software platforms Hands-on architecture design and coding skills Experience working with relational and non-relational databases Excellence in one or more programming languages - Node.js, Java, Python Hands-on experience with deploying and managing apps on the cloud - AWS/Google Other skills required to succeed in this role: Strong technical experience and eagerness to establish good engineering practices Good planning, organization, and decision-making skills Good communication with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders Good sense of humor with a great ability to work with others Bonus Points: Passionate about working for a mission-driven company Experience working in the transportation industry Strong experience with NodeJS and Typescript The targeted base salary range for this role is listed in the compensation section below. Actual salary may be above or below this range based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. In addition, this position may include additional compensation in the form of equity or commissions. If you are a full-time salaried or hourly worker, we offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Holidays, Wellness, Vacation, and more. The targeted pay range for this role in CA, USA is: $220,000 - $260,000 plus stock options. Zm Services, Inc. and all its subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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