Senior Backend Software Engineer, Zola
$155-170k
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office (Manhattan, NY)
Online wedding registry, planner & retailer
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Online wedding registry, planner & retailer
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$155-170k
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office (Manhattan, NY)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make engaged couples happy.
Role
Who you are
- Experienced Engineer: You have 5+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a proven track record of shipping high-quality, scalable products
- Strong Coder: You possess deep expertise in Java and are proficient with modern development tools, including AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code). Experience with other languages like Scala is a plus
- System Designer: You have strong experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and designing RESTful APIs
- Database Proficient: You are experienced with both a relational data store such as PostgreSQL and one or more NoSQL data stores (e.g., Redis, MongoDB)
- Cloud Native: You have hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production systems on a major cloud platform, such as AWS
- Collaborative & Communicative: You have excellent communication skills and can clearly articulate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Problem Solver: You are a pragmatic and analytical thinker who is adept at breaking down complex problems and driving them to resolution. A B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field is preferred
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to join our Product Engineering team
- In this role, you will be a key contributor to the architecture, design, and implementation of the foundational services that power our entire e-commerce and wedding planning product suite
- You'll work on the services that power our vendor marketplace, wedding registry, planning tools, and other core user experiences, tackling challenges in scalability, performance, and reliability that have a direct impact on our users
- You are a great fit if you are a product-minded engineer who thinks about the end-user and is passionate about building robust, well-designed backend systems
- You enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to translate complex product requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Design & Architect: Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and maintainable backend microservices and APIs within our service-oriented architecture
- Build & Implement: Write high-quality, efficient, and testable code, primarily in Java, deployed on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Collaborate: Partner closely with product managers, front-end engineers, and other stakeholders to define features and deliver compelling solutions for our couples and vendors
- Mentor & Uplift: Mentor other engineers through thoughtful code reviews and design discussions, actively contributing to a culture of shared knowledge and growth
- Own & Operate: Take ownership of the full software development lifecycle, from technical design to deployment, monitoring, and maintenance in a production environment
- Scale & Optimize: Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and scaling issues, and re-architect systems to ensure they can handle growing traffic and data volumes
- Innovate: Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly within the AI ecosystem, and advocate for their adoption where they can improve our platform and processes
Our take
Zola is one of the most well-known and popular online wedding registries. It makes it easier for couples to build a gift registry by partnering with hundreds of brands, while also offering a range of other wedding related services such as guest list and invite planning, wedding website creation, and even wedding dress sales.
Since launching in 2013, the company has become one of the biggest disruptors in the growing wedding registry niche, just ahead of the likes of Honeyfund and Crate & Barrel. With the US wedding industry worth roughly $70.3B, there’s plenty of profit to be made in this space, despite competition from giants like Amazon and Target.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2018
$100m
SERIES D
Jan 2018
$25m
SERIES C
Total funding: $169.3m
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Shan-Lyn Ma
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Senior Product Marketing Manager at Yahoo, and Chief Product Officer at ecommerce jewelry company Chloe + Isabel. Before co-founding Zola, founded and was General Manager of artisanal food marketplace Gilt Taste.
Nobu Nakaguchi
(Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer)Before co-founding Zola, worked for Gilt Groupe in a number of senior roles including Product Management and User Experience. Founded and was Design Director at nn27, a digital product design consultancy.
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