Software Development Engineer, Zoom
Technical Leader
$224.9-271.2k
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Office located in San Jose, CA
Work platform for human connection
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Work platform for human connection
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$224.9-271.2k
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people connect, collaborate, and get more work done, together.
Role
Who you are
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or a foreign degree equivalent. Must have 5 years of experience in job offered or related occupation. Must have 5 years of experience in:
- 5 years of experience utilizing foundational Java and basic frameworks
- 5 years of experience utilizing open-source frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot for rapid development and deployment of RESTful APIs and microservices with embedded Tomcat and autoconfiguration, Spring Cloud for Centralized external configuration across microservices, service discovery, client-side load balancing, and MyBatis
- 5 years of experience MySQL database design and performance tuning using MySQL Workbench and dibdiagram.io for team collaboration
- 5 years of experience utilizing NoSQL databases including DynamoDB and MongoDB in use cases and design patterns; utilizing middleware technologies including Memcached, Redis, Kafka, RocktMQ, and Elasticsearch
- 5 years of experience utilizing design patterns including Factory, Builder, Strategy, Repository, and Observer
- 5 years of experience utilizing Linux, Nginx, and Tomcat in development and tuning; and working with large-scale distributed SaaS systems and CaaS systems
- Must have 3 years of experience in:
- 3 years of experience using Machine Learning (ML) theories including Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) for text processing, sentiment analysis, classification, and summarization
- 3 years of experience using Machine Learning (ML) frameworks including TensorFlow for production model training and deployment and PyTorch for research and fast prototyping of NLP or computer vision models
- 3 years of experience in utilizing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) AI integrations to support query skill in AI
- 3 years of experience working with DB data migration and workflow services development; and Python programming language
What the job involves
- Lead a high-performing software engineering team to architect, develop, and deliver AI-driven, scalable enterprise solutions, including cloud-based file management platforms, real-time collaboration tools, and proactive monitoring systems supporting 99.99% uptime
- Utilize advanced technologies such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), large language models (LLMs), domain-optimized AI models, and workflow orchestration to drive product innovation, optimize distributed architecture, and mentor engineers in designing resilient, high-performance systems serving millions of global users
- Provide technical leadership for designing, implementing, and optimizing AI-powered features, including RAG-based knowledge retrieval and AI-driven conversational agents, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives
- Mentor engineers in advanced software engineering practices, AI model integration, and system performance optimization for large-scale, cloud-native SaaS platforms
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical challenges, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure efficient resource utilization
- Architect and evolve cloud-based file management platforms capable of processing over 30 TB of data per day, with distributed storage, synchronization, AI-assisted metadata extraction (including OCR), search, and classification capabilities
- Lead the design and implementation of low-latency real-time chat and collaboration systems supporting millions of concurrent users
- Develop workflow automation systems incorporating rule-based processing, AI-assisted orchestration, and intelligent agentic workflows for diverse business scenarios
- Integrate AI agents with LLMs and small language models to enable intelligent querying, recommendations, and smart compose features
- Design scalable, maintainable, and highly available architectures for distributed systems deployed on public or hybrid cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) based on Kubernetes
- Optimize system performance to handle over 2000 requests per second, sustaining throughput exceeding 100 million requests per day, while maintaining p99 latency under 1000 ms for core APIs under peak load conditions
- Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and performance tuning processes to ensure system reliability and rapid iteration cycles
- Develop and configure enterprise-grade monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty) for proactive incident detection and resolution
- Implement disaster recovery strategies reducing recovery time objectives to under 5 minutes, recovery point objectives to under 1 minute and achieving operational continuity with 99.99% uptime
- Analyze system metrics to identify bottlenecks, applying preventive measures to maintain service quality under peak loads
- Telecommuting work arrangement permitted: position may work in various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S
Our take
Zoom reworked video conferencing when most people assumed it was a solved problem, with services from Cisco and Skype already ubiquitous in workplaces and homes. However, its videoconferencing infrastructure was simpler to use, faster and more flexible than any previous solution, and it swiftly took the world by storm.
Its success bred competition, however, and companies such as Microsoft and Google, along with numerous smaller communications firms, have begun making inroads on Zoom's formerly commanding lead. Additionally, as workplaces are mostly adopting a hybrid or flexible working strategy, some of its importance as a workplace tool is wearing off and it is recording a gradual decline in daily usage rates.
To counter these trends, Zoom is expanding its business offerings through product development and strategic acquisitions. Alongside many other large tech companies, it has battled through a difficult economic situation, but it nonetheless remains a profitable company and household name. Plus, its track record of innovation means it is still very much one to watch in the communications space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2017
$100m
SERIES D
Feb 2015
$30m
SERIES C
Total funding: $148.5m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Retirement benefits
- My-Time-Off (MTO), an extended vacation policy
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Equity Program plus Yearly stock grant for all employees
- Wellness and fitness reimbursement, wellness resources, Thrive Global wellness app, TaskHuman wellness coaching app
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including emotional support, financial resources and legal guidance
- Paid Parental Leave (both parents) 16 weeks paid leave (or statutory if more generous)
- Employer Matching of Charitable contributions up to $500 USD equivalent/year
- Annual Zoom Store Allowance
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
Company HQ
Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Eric Yuan
(CEO & Founder)Previously VP Engineering at Cisco and WebEx.
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