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Staff Engineer AI Agents

Zuma · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

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About Zuma

Every team needs a Kelsey. The only AI in multifamily for leasing and collections assistant that comes with human back-up. Boost your NOI with Kelsey! Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.

About the role

Own E2E projects that cross all areas of software development including full stack web apps, agentic AI solutions across multiple work activities, extensive integrations with PMS and CRM systems, infrastructure, and internal tooling. Architect, build, and deploy production AI agents using modern agent frameworks, owning the full lifecycle from design to reliability in production.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of working up and down the stack including distributed systems
  • Comfortable working on frontends, backends, infrastructure, and databases. You’ll deliver the solution regardless of what’s needed, no anticipation of handoff to a different specialist
  • Strong proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript — the languages of our stack
  • Ability to work across ambiguity and drive projects from problem definition through production deployment independently
  • Clear, direct communicator who can translate complex technical architectures for non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience designing and shipping AI solutions in production — not just prototypes. You've owned AI systems that real users depend on
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About Zuma

Zuma is pioneering the future of agentic AI in property management. We build AI agents that act as property managers, handling the full spectrum of interactions with both prospects and current residents on behalf of our clients. Our agents don’t just assist human workflows; they own them end-to-end, operating across leasing, collections and resident communications. Zuma has ambitions to continue expanding into adjacent work activities in tangential areas of property management.

Our flagship product is a multichannel leasing agent, a fully autonomous AI that engages prospects over voice, text, and email, guiding them through the entire leasing journey without human intervention. Today we sell exclusively to large enterprise property managers and are trusted by some of the largest apartment operators in the country, including Blackstone’s residential portfolio, the largest apartment management group in the US. This is a ~$200B market that has been dramatically underserved by technology, and we’re rewriting the playbook.

Off the back of our Series A, Zuma is scaling rapidly. We’ve raised over $17M to date with backing from world-renowned investors including Andreessen...

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