# Staff Software Engineer, Sponsored Results

**Company:** [Zocdoc](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zocdoc)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $265k/yr
**Skills:** Backend Engineering, APIs, Data Pipelines, Machine Learning, AWS, Distributed Systems, DevOps, CI/CD, Generative AI, Full-Stack Development
**Posted:** 2026-04-14

> Leads design and architecture of backend services, APIs, and model-serving systems for Zocdoc's Sponsored Results platform. Optimizes data pipelines, collaborates with product/data teams, mentors engineers, and drives scalability in ML/advertising domains.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the design and architecture of backend services, APIs, and model-serving systems that power Zocdoc’s Sponsored Results platform for scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Optimize and unify data pipelines to support multiple modeling workflows, improving efficiency and consistency across SPO’s ML ecosystem.
- Collaborate closely with product, data science, and infrastructure teams to build seamless provider experiences and accelerate product innovation.
- Drive architectural direction and technical excellence through clear design documentation, code reviews, and hands-on implementation.
- Mentor engineers across the team, fostering strong engineering standards, and raising the technical bar for full-stack and backend development.
- Analyze complex product and system challenges, balancing immediate business impact with long-term platform scalability and maintainability.
- Work with cutting-edge GenAI tools and technology.

## Requirements
- Proven track record of owning and scaling complex, user-facing platforms, balancing near-term delivery with a long-term technical vision.
- Deep expertise in backend system design — from APIs and data pipelines to understanding best practices on integrating with front-end architecture.
- Experience optimizing large-scale, data-driven systems (preferably in ML or advertising domains) with a focus on performance, reliability, and measurable business impact.
- Strong communication skills that bridge technical and non-technical audiences, aligning product, data science, user experience, and engineering priorities.
- Passion for mentoring engineers, driving best practices in testing, deployment, and maintainability, and elevating team-wide engineering quality.
- Familiarity with cloud-native environments (e.g., AWS) and distributed systems, applying modern DevOps and CI/CD principles.

## Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid work environment at our convenient Soho location.
- Unlimited Vacation.
- 100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision).
- Commuter Benefits.
- 401(k) with employer funded match.
- Corporate wellness program with Wellhub.
- Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service).
- Competitive paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement.
- Cell phone reimbursement.
- Catered lunch everyday along with beverages and snacks.
- Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging.
- Great Place to Work Certified.

**NYC Base Salary Range**: $180,000—$265,000 USD

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