Hybrid Senior Software Engineer

at CloudZero

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $150,000 - $170,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Boston, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer developing backend systems for cloud cost management at CloudZero. Collaborating closely with product managers to deliver high-quality scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and backend systems that power CloudZero’s platform
• Build scalable features capable of handling large, complex customer datasets
• Write clean, readable, and testable code that is easy to maintain and extend
• Participate in product discovery to deeply understand customer problems and help shape the best technical solutions
• Break down complex initiatives into clear, actionable work for the team
• Mentor and lead by example, helping raise the technical bar across the team
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver meaningful customer value
• Contribute to improving engineering processes so teams can move quickly, iterate often, and maintain ownership and autonomy

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building APIs and complex backend systems in the cloud (AWS preferred)
• Strong proficiency in Python (our primary backend language)
• Experience working at early-stage or growth-stage SaaS startups
• Hands-on experience working with data at scale
• A solid understanding of design patterns, with the ability to apply them pragmatically
• Comfort working cross-functionally and synthesizing feedback into polished product experiences
• Strong communication skills; personable, inclusive, and collaborative working style
• Ability to work core hours aligned with Eastern Time (with flexibility outside of those hours)

Benefits

• Offers Equity