Role Overview
Zoo Media is hiring a Senior Systems Software Engineer. This is a full-time remote role, with the team based in Los Angeles, California, United States; Remote. Part of Zoo Media's Backend hiring. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
Salary Context
Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Senior-level Backend roles is $170k-$216k (based on 17 comparable listings). Many employers share specifics during the interview process or after an initial screen.
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Job Description
About Us
We're on a mission to revolutionize the CAD industry by developing the world's most advanced hardware design infrastructure and tools. Mechanical CAD is in the dark ages, and hardware demands have outpaced today’s hardware design infrastructure. The industry is due for a refresh, and we're laying the foundation for a modern hardware design toolkit so that you can create new design tools never before possible.
We are headquartered in Los Angeles, CA with both a local and remote team. We were founded and incubated by Embedded Ventures in 2021.
About You
We’re looking for curious, innovative, and ambitious self-starters to join our lean and growing team to help us bring our mission to life. We think you’ll thrive on our team if you’re:
- Curious at your core, with an eagerness to learn and do things differently
- Customer-focused, always thinking about ways to improve the user experience
- Able to operate autonomously and work asynchronously, while also being an effective team player
About The Role
We’re looking for a Senior Systems Software Engineer who can take ownership of the reliability, automation, and evolution of our core systems. You’ll work across the stack, with a strong emphasis on backend, infrastructure, and system-level engineering, to strengthen the foundations that everything else runs on. This role is for someone who enjoys digging into complex systems, building the tooling and automation that keep them running smoothly, and stepping in anywhere (including the frontend) when something needs fixing.
What You’ll Do
- Design, implement, and maintain core systems and services that support our platform’s reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Build automation and tooling that reduce operational overhead, improve developer workflows, and enforce system-level consistency.
- Develop integrations between our systems and external platforms (e.g., billing, CRM, authentication, analytics).
- Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting across services to ensure strong operational visibility.
- Architect and maintain infrastructure components (e.g., distributed services, data pipelines, deployment automation).
- Contribute to security-focused systems work, such as permissions controls, access flows, and auditability.
- Troubleshoot issues across services and layers, backend, infrastructure, and occasionally frontend, taking full ownership from diagnosis to resolution.
- Jump into frontend code as needed to close the loop on system-level changes or fix issues that block broader system reliability.
What You’ll Need
- B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong professional experience in systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering.
- Proficiency in Rust with a solid understanding of systems-level programming.
- Solid experience with databases (transactional & analytical) including schema design, performance tuning, migrations, and operational reliability.
- Strong understanding of API design, data flows, and service integrations.
- Hands-on experience with distributed systems or service-oriented architectures.
- Comfort working with infrastructure-as-code and containerized deployments.
- Ability to work autonomously and make high-leverage technical decisions in a fast-moving environment.
- A bias toward automation and building tools that remove friction.
Nice to Have
- Experience with frontend development (JavaScript/React) for occasional UI-level fixes.
- Background with billing systems (Stripe) or CRM platforms.
- Experience building internal tooling, permissions systems, or developer productivity infrastructure.
- Familiarity with CAD-adjacent workflows or domain-specific data pipelines.
The salary range for this role is provided below. The final offer will depend on multiple factors including candidate experience, skills, expertise, and market data. Compensation may vary by geography. In addition to salary, we offer competitive equity as well as a full benefits package which may vary by geography as well.
Zoo is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Zoo team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals from across the globe. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, Veteran status, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. We encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply!
About Zoo Media
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Senior Systems Software Engineer position at Zoo Media?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Zoo Media. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Is the Senior Systems Software Engineer role at Zoo Media remote?
Yes. This is a remote role. The team is based in Los Angeles, California, United States; Remote, but the position itself does not require relocating to that office.
What does a Senior Systems Software Engineer at Zoo Media earn?
Zoo Media has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Senior Systems Software Engineer role at Zoo Media posted?
This role was posted on May 7, 2026 (48 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
How much experience does the Senior Systems Software Engineer role at Zoo Media require?
This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. Zoo Media lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.
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