# Staff Product Engineer, Backend at Zum

- Company: Zum
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://ridezum.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Hybrid Remote/ Redwood City, CA
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $240K to $280K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-09-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/ridezum/d02682b6-9e55-43b7-aff3-457af4d61a6a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zum-staff-product-engineer-backend/

## 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

- You care about the full lifecycle of a product feature, from idea to the customer seeing it in production, and you measure yourself by the business impact you drive
- You want to lead the technical design of significant product initiatives built on top of Zūm's platform
- You devise simple solutions to complex product problems and thrive owning outcomes with real business stakes
- You lead a small group of engineers through execution
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent experience. 8+ years of industry experience as a Software Engineer, with a track record of technical leadership on product-facing initiatives
- Proven experience building backend systems for enterprise-level product features across multiple platforms

Tags: Engineering