About Zuma Zuma is pioneering the future of agentic AI and our focus is to transform the rental market experience for consumers and property manager alike. Our innovative platform is engineered from the ground up to boost operations efficiency and enhance support capabilities for property management business across the US and Canada, a ~$200B market. Off the back of our Series-A in early 2024, Zuma is scaling rapidly. Achieving our vision requires a team of passionate, innovative individuals eager to leverage technology to redefine customer-business interactions. We're on the hunt for exceptional talent ready to join our mission and contribute to building a groundbreaking technology that reshapes how businesses engage with customers. Zuma has raised over $17M in funding to date and has support from world-renowned investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Y Combinator, King River, Range Ventures, and distinguished angel investors like YC’s former COO, Qasar Younis. About the Role As our Founding Full Stack Engineer based in the US, you will be a cornerstone of our engineering organization, reporting to the Head of Engineering. This is a pivotal role where you'll lead critical system rewrites, architect scalable foundations for our AI platform, and establish the technical standards that will shape our engineering culture for years to come. You'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge LLM technology and practical business applications, creating sophisticated systems that power our AI leasing agent while building self-serve experiences that enable rapid customer onboarding. As our first US-based engineer, you'll bridge the gap between our product vision and technical implementation, mentoring our India-based team and driving technical excellence across the organization. This role offers a rare opportunity to directly influence how we architect the next generation of our platform. You'll tackle projects like rebuilding our onboarding/configuration system to be self-serve, creating robust analytics infrastructure to measure AI performance, and reimagining our integration framework to connect seamlessly with customer systems. Your work will significantly reduce manual engineering overhead while enabling rapid scaling of our customer base. Why This Could Be Your Dream Role

You'll work directly with cutting-edge LLM technology in a real-world application

You'll architect AI-powered systems that are transforming the real estate industry

You'll have autonomy to design and implement innovative technical solutions

Your work will directly impact thousands of apartment communities and millions of renters

You'll receive significant equity in a venture-backed company with strong traction

As we scale, your role and influence will grow with the company

Why You Might Want to Think Twice

This is a demanding role that will often require extended hours and deep commitment

You'll need to wade through technical debt and rewrite critical systems while maintaining product velocity

As a founding team member, you'll need to wear multiple hats and step outside your comfort zone

You'll need to make thoughtful tradeoffs between innovation and immediate needs

You'll navigate a distributed team across different time zones, sometimes requiring early mornings or late evenings

You'll interact directly with customers to understand their needs and occasionally travel to their offices

We're a startup - priorities can shift rapidly as we respond to market opportunities and customer needs

If you're not comfortable getting your hands dirty with legacy code or speaking directly with customers, this isn't the job for you

Responsibilities

Leading critical system rewrites to transform our architecture into a highly scalable foundation

Architecting and building advanced systems for our LLM-based AI leasing agent

Creating intelligent configuration interfaces that allow our AI to adapt to customer needs

Designing and implementing integration frameworks connecting our AI with customer systems

Developing self-serve onboarding experiences that scale with our growing customer base

Establishing modern engineering practices and infrastructure for an AI-first product

Implementing robust analytics to measure and improve our AI's effectiveness

Leading the development of innovative features that push the boundaries of AI in real estate

Mentoring engineers and elevating the team's capabilities with LLM technologies

Working closely with our product team to translate customer needs into technical solutions

Occasionally improving existing systems to support rapid growth and new capabilities

Your Experience Looks Like

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field

10+ years of experience in full stack software development

Strong expertise in both frontend (React, TypeScript) and backend (Node.js, Python) development

Experience working with LLMs or AI systems at scale is highly valuable

Proven track record of building scalable, production-grade systems

Strong understanding of API development, system architecture, and cloud infrastructure

Experience mentoring engineers and establishing engineering best practices

Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating across time zones

Ability to balance technical innovation with pragmatic delivery

Startup experience and comfort with ambiguity

Other Benefits

Great health insurance, dental, and vision.

Gym and workspace stipends.

Computer and workspace enhancements.

Unlimited PTO.

Company off-sites with the team.

Opportunity to play a critical role in building the foundations of the company and Engineering culture.