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ZumaZumaUnited States

Senior Engineer

Builds and scales backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and deployment pipelines for an AI platform serving property managers. Requires 3+ years experience with Node.js, IaC tools like Terraform, and DevOps practices.

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Remote3+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead critical system rewrites to transform our architecture into a highly scalable, resilient foundation
  • Own the design and performance optimization of our data storage systems, ensuring they scale with customer and AI demands
  • Build and evolve our deployment pipelines, enabling reliable, automated releases for AI-first products
  • Set up and manage modern cloud infrastructure from scratch, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure consistency, security, and scalability
  • Establish engineering best practices, including observability, incident response processes, and system hardening for an AI-first platform
  • Drive robust analytics and monitoring to track performance, reliability, and the effectiveness of our AI solutions
  • Mentor engineers and elevate the team's capabilities across infrastructure, scalability, and AI product development

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
  • 3+ years of experience building production-grade software systems, with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability
  • Proven expertise in backend development with Node.js, including API design, system architecture, and cloud-based services
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar) and deploying production systems using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
  • Hands-on experience with database design, performance tuning, and scaling high-throughput data systems
  • Familiarity with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a distributed, fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable operating in early-stage, high-ownership environments with evolving requirements

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with React and TypeScript on the frontend
  • Exposure to LLM-based systems, AI infrastructure, or agentic AI workflows

Benefits

  • Great health insurance, dental, and vision
  • Gym and workspace stipends
  • Computer and workspace enhancements
  • Unlimited PTO

Skills

Node.jsAWSGCPTerraformPulumiCI/CDDatabasesReactTypeScriptDevOps

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