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Staff Front End Engineer

Zum · Hybrid Remote/ Redwood City, CA · Hybrid

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About Zum

Zum CMX serves 5,000+ schools with 98% on-time performance. Managed student transportation, AI routing, and real-time tracking for districts. Backed by Sequoia and SoftBank VF.

About the role

The targeted base salary range for this role is listed in the compensation section below. Actual salary may be above or below this range based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. In addition, this position may include additional compensation in the form of equity or commissions. If you are a full-time salaried or hourly worker, we offer the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Holidays, Wellness, Vacation, and more.

What they're looking for

  • Senior+ or Staff-level front end engineering experience, with a track record of technical leadership, not just individual contribution
  • Strong, hands-on experience with Angular, you should be able to step into our stack and start contributing quickly
  • Experience with reactive UI patterns and RxJS or equivalent observables-based architecture
  • Comfort building and owning enterprise, data-dense web applications, not consumer products or analytics dashboards
  • Experience technically leading or mentoring other engineers, ideally across a distributed team
  • Genuine interest in AI-driven automation, with real opinions on where a team could move faster
More about this role

Zūm is revolutionizing mass mobility with its Connected Mobility Experience ( Zūm CMX ™) system that connects and coordinates people, vehicles, and operations in real time. In the $50 billion student mobility market – the largest segment of the mass mobility industry – Zūm CMX is transforming a daily source of anxiety and disruption into a reliable, transparent, and efficient mobility experience for students and families. Today, more than 6,500 schools rely on Zūm CMX . Recognized globally for its innovative approach and operational execution, Zūm has been named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC Disruptor 50 and Changemakers, the World Economic Forum, and the Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies lists. Zūm is backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, GIC, TPG, and Softbank.

This role is based at the Company’s headquarters in Redwood Shores, CA and requires you to be onsite 3x/week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday). We will only consider candidates already based in the Bay Area.

Who You Are: We're hiring our first HQ-based front end engineer who will lead front end technical direction for Zūm while staying hands-on as an individual...

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