Manager of Realtime DevOps
Zoom
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About The Role: Manager of Realtime DevOps
The Realtime DevOps team runs Zoom’s core meeting backend — multimedia routing, cloud recording, and streaming. We’re looking for a hands-on Manager of Realtime DevOps with strong colocation operations experience to lead teams in the US and India. You should understand large-scale, latency-sensitive real-time systems in colo and cloud, and be skilled with Kubernetes or similar orchestration. You’ll modernize our realtime services to improve availability, reliability, cost efficiency, automation, and scalable delivery across our global infrastructure.
About The Team
At Zoom, we’re building the next generation of Cloud and Colocation (Colo) infrastructure that powers seamless communication and collaboration for millions of users worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Leading and mentoring a high-performing team of DevOps engineers supporting real-time backend services.
- Overseeing daily operations of Linux-based infrastructure in colocation DCs and cloud regions.
- Leading initiatives to automate infrastructure workflows (provisioning, patching, scaling, and recovery).
- Monitoring and optimizing resource utilization across compute, storage, and network.
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles; 3+ years in people management.
- Build hands-on background in Linux systems, networking, and distributed systems.
- Provide experience operating low-latency, high-throughput backend services at global scale.
- Use of media or real-time communication systems (e.g., MMR, WebRTC).
- Clear knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, DNS, load balancing, and packet capture tools.
- Direct data center operations, including hardware provisioning and troubleshooting.
Key skills/competency
- DevOps Leadership
- Real-time Systems Operations
- Kubernetes Orchestration
- Linux Infrastructure Management
- Global Scale Operations
- Networking Protocols (TCP/IP, DNS)
- Automation Workflow Design
- Cloud & Colocation Management
- Multimedia Routing
- SRE Practices
How to Get Hired at Zoom
- Research Zoom's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Customize your resume: Highlight your experience in DevOps, real-time systems, Kubernetes, and large-scale operations.
- Prepare for technical depth: Be ready to discuss your hands-on background in Linux, networking, and distributed systems.
- Show leadership and mentorship: Provide specific examples of leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
- Understand Zoom's products: Relate your expertise to their core offerings like multimedia routing and cloud recording.
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