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Staff Engineer / Tech lead Mobile Platform

Zum

Zum

Redwood City, CA, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Zūm has reimagined student transportation, the nation's largest mass transit system. Our integrated end-to-end cloud-based platform provides a modern service for school districts purpose-built around the needs of kids and the expectations of their families. Zūm provides one seamless, real-time interface for parents, drivers, schools, districts, administrators, and operators, to transport children safely and with increased visibility and personalized care. Our multi-sized vehicle approach includes an electric vehicle-first commitment, reduces student commute times by up to 20%, and coupled with our marketplace, delivers added fleet efficiency and optimization. We have been driving the industry forward since 2015, and with more than 8 million miles completed to date, we are leading a new era of safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable transportation.
Zūm is the leader in student transportation and logistics. We are building the next generation of technology and services platform to bring student transportation into a new age while enabling equity, innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. We are a well-funded Series D company, backed by top global VC firms. We are actively growing and scaling our product and engineering teams.
We are looking to add an experienced Tech Lead (Staff Engineer) to our Mobile Platform team. Our mobile apps for drivers, parents, and students are key to our operations and customer success. Our Mobile Platform team is working on some complex problems, such as building always-available offline capabilities in areas of no network availability, geospatial features for operational efficiency including customized turn-by-turn navigation in urban settings for different size vehicles, data security and identity management for payments and timekeeping. If you are a self-driven developer who enjoys solving complex problems and building impactful solutions, you will love this job.
What to expect in this role:
You will be a core contributor in designing the architecture of our mobile apps
Lead a team of 2-4 mobile developers to deliver high-quality product features
Introduce tools and processes to scale (and accelerate) our development processes
Work with product and design team to plan and deliver on new product features
Basic technical skills for this role:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent
8+ years industry experience as a Software Engineer and/or Tech Lead
Experience in building Android and/or iOS applications
Hands-on architecture design and coding skills
Experience in Swift, Kotlin or Java, and an expert in at least one of these languages
Experience working on consumer-facing products
Other skills required to succeed in this role:
Strong technical experience and eagerness to establish good engineering practices
Good planning, organization, and decision-making skills
Good communication with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders
Good sense of humor with a great ability to work with others
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 bonus, 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. The targeted pay range for this role in US CA is: $220-260k
Zum Services, Inc. and all its subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.