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Ridezum

Senior Engineer, Backend Platform

Ridezum · Hybrid Remote/ Redwood City, CA

Posted about 2 months ago · $190,000 - $260,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
72 days
Ridezum's roles stay open a median of 71 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
55% of Ridezum's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Ridezum
high
26 stale, 2 reposted of 33 open
Hiring momentum
50 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-15

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Ridezum's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Ridezum.

About this role

As a Senior Product Engineer on the backend team at Zūm, you will own one or more backend platform verticals, building customer-facing product features and expanding platform capabilities. Your role involves developing microservices using technologies like Kubernetes and Kafka, ensuring high-quality and maintainable code, and improving system visibility with tools like Datadog. Collaboration with engineers and product managers is key, as well as contributing to good engineering practices.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Ridezum as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent degrees
  • 5+ years of industry experience as a Software Engineer
  • Experience in building enterprise software platforms
  • Hands-on architecture design and coding skills
  • Experience working with relational and non-relational databases
  • Excellence in one or more programming languages - Node.js, Java, Python

Nice to have

  • Passionate about working for a mission-driven company
  • Experience working in the transportation industry
  • Strong experience with NodeJS and Typescript

What you get

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401(k)
  • Holidays
  • Wellness

Worth weighing

  • Onsite requirement of 3 days a week in Redwood Shores, CA
  • Candidates must be based in the Bay Area
  • Salary range provided but actual salary may vary based on factors
  • Role involves working with a modern tech stack including Kubernetes and Kafka

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Listed by Ridezum on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-15. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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