Sr. Software Engineer - Backend

Making it easy to live well — whenever, wherever

At Zeus Living, we believe housing shouldn’t constrain how, where, and when you want to live. At the center of everything we do are our people—our customers, partners, and the Zeus team. That’s what our founders knew when they started Zeus Living in 2015, setting out to make renting a home easier. The goal then—and now—is to create a new, modern mode of housing, making it easy to live well—reliably, safely, comfortably, even stylishly—wherever, whenever.

We’ve grown and learned a great deal since we started. Today we’re a hardworking team of creators, problem-solvers, and strategists committed to our vision and values. Based in San Francisco and backed by Airbnb, Comcast, Bowery, and Initialized Capital, we’ve raised $90M in funding.

The Role

Exceptional software is integral to our vision for changing housing. It enables us to provide a level of quality and choice of home that you cannot find anywhere else. Your team is responsible for the internal software system which manages all of our properties. The system consists of a user-facing application and backend automation and ensures we deliver a consistently great experience for our residents.

We are tech-agnostic as far as hiring but it's a bonus if you know any of these:

Ruby on Rails

Postgres

AWS

React

While the majority of our team is based in SF and NY, this is a remote-friendly role. #LI-Remote

What You’ll Do

• Work with our operations PM and operations team to design tools that make the operations more efficient and reliable
• Remove bottlenecks in operation workflows by automating repetitive tasks or tweaking internal tools
• Refine our data model and service architecture to accurately reflect our real world needs and workflows
• Take ownership of your projects. Each department has a handful of engineers so you will need to take the lead and make a big impact on the business.

What We're Looking For

• You have at least 5 years of industry experience writing code, designing systems, and collaborating with other engineers
• You think from the customer's point of view first.
• You excel in a fast-paced and fast-changing environment.
• You like to release and iterate quickly.
• You can handle some uncertainty and ambiguity and still take the next step.
• You're humble, open-minded, and receptive to feedback.
• You enjoy teaching others what you have learned.
• You're a great teammate and others are excited to work on a project with you.
• Excellent communication skills (especially relevant now since we are working remotely).
• An entrepreneurial mindset. You enjoy the process of making something new and unknown.
• Initiative and the drive to make things better.
• Pragmatic approach to engineering. You’re not dogmatic and will choose the best tool or process for the job.

At Zeus Living, We Are:

Transparent: honest, authentic, communication, access to info, hard truths

Humble: self-aware, ask for & accept help, inclusive, collaborative, respectful, thankful

Iterative: speedy, willing to break things, growth-minded, creative, process-driven

Human-centric: above & beyond service, surprise & delight, make things right

At Zeus Living, we believe that bringing together people who have different worldviews, personal circumstances, and experiences improves our customer service, work, environment, and one another. Diverse strengths, abilities, interests, and perspectives power the flow of innovation and creativity, which is vital to our success. We encourage people from all walks of life—all backgrounds, identities, genders, ages, races, religions, abilities, and socioeconomic statuses—to apply.

You can find more about what we offer here!