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# Engineer, Backend Platform

- **Company:** Zum Services Inc.
- **Location:** Redwood City, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Applications Architecture, Code Review, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Node.Js, TypeScript, Datadog, Enterprise Software Applications, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Non-relational Database, Software Coding, Grpc, GXP, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-engineer-backend-platform-zum-services-7335563

## About the 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

## Description

We are looking to add Senior Engineers to our backend engineering team. You will have opportunities for hands-on contribution in building Zūm'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:
What to expect in this role:
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.


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