Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Category Software Engineering

About this role

You will design and build scalable backend systems for Zoom’s chat platform, partnering with product and design to deliver reliable high-performance services. The role emphasizes distributed systems architecture, cloud infrastructure and deployment, and observability to drive improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable backend services
Architect distributed systems for reliability, performance, and security
Implement cloud infrastructure and deployment strategies
Create monitoring tools and metrics
Resolve complex technical issues and mentor peers

Technical Overview

Backend engineering focused on distributed systems reliability, performance, and security. Stack includes Java and Python with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and CI/CD using Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Git; plus monitoring/metrics and optional full-stack collaboration with React and TypeScript.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level backend engineer with 5+ years building enterprise-level backend services and distributed systems. They have strong Java and Python skills, hands-on cloud experience with AWS (or Azure/GCP), and a track record implementing microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and CI/CD using Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Git.

Must-Have Skills

JavaPython5+ years of professional experience building enterprise-level backend services5+ years of professional experience building distributed systemscloud platforms (AWSAzureor GCP)microservicesRESTful APIsevent-driven architecturesrelational and NoSQL systemsCI/CD tools (DockerKubernetesJenkinsGit)distributed systems focused on reliabilityperformanceand securitysystems thinking and architectural expertise

Nice-to-Have Skills

agentic applicationsfrontend technologies (ReactTypeScript)AI-powered developer tools

Tools & Platforms

AWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformDockerKubernetesJenkinsGitReactTypeScript

Required Skills

JavaPythonAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformmicroservicesRESTful APIsevent-driven architecturesdistributed systemsrelational databasesNoSQLCI/CDDockerKubernetesJenkinsGitcloud infrastructuredeployment strategiesmonitoring toolsmetricsReactTypeScriptsecurityAI-powered developer toolsagentic applications

Hard Skills

JavaPythonAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformmicroservicesRESTful APIsevent-driven architecturesrelational databasesNoSQLCI/CDDockerKubernetesJenkinsGitdistributed systemscloud infrastructuredeployment strategiesmonitoring toolsmetricsmonitoring and metricssecurityReactTypeScriptAI-powered developer toolsagentic applications

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationclear communicationproblem-solving skillsmentoring peerssystems thinkingcontinuous improvementcollaborate effectively across teams

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Build and architect scalable backend and distributed systems for real-time chat services

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, Java, React

Keywords for Your Resume

Software EngineerBackend EngineerJavaPythonAWSAmazon Web ServicesAzureMicrosoft AzureGCPGoogle Cloud PlatformmicroservicesRESTful APIsevent-driven architecturesdistributed systemsCI/CDDockerKubernetesJenkinsGitrelationalNoSQLReactTypeScriptmonitoring toolsmetricscloud infrastructuredeployment strategiessecurity

Deal Breakers

5+ years building enterprise-level backend services, Expert-level proficiency in Java, Proficiency in Python, Cloud platform experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, CI/CD tools experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Git

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