mid Software Engineer ic · Posted May 18, 2026

About this role

Zoom is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in San Jose, CA. The posting calls out experience with REST APIs, Git, CI/CD, API Development.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Jose, CA
Posted
May 18, 2026

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Job description

from Zoom careers
Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Responsibilities:  

  • Design and implement (C/C++) features to improve the backend system of Zoom Mail/Calendar/Scheduler.
  • Employ the use of modern C++ 11/14/17 features to store and operate BigData database (use NoSQL database hbase).
  • Utilize internal cybersecurity training to ensure Zoom client communications are secure so that no third party can see the encrypted data except communicators.
  • Implement and troubleshoot issues during development and in production (open-source frameworks, such as GFlags, GLogger, and tools such as GDB, tcpdump).
  • Develop services that are resource efficient by writing more efficient algorithms and using less memory and CPU.
  • Design and implement web servers APIs (application programming interfaces).
  • Implement an Apache module to connect web service handler with the power Apache web server to serve requests and design new API as needed.
  • Initiate web-based system on server platforms.
  • Partner with DevOps to deploy services to the Kubernetes cluster.
  • Add rich stats in code and work with DevOps to reflect the stats in the monitoring dashboard.
  • Set up alerts to trigger alarm for potential production issues.

What we're looking for:

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or a foreign degree equivalent. Must have 4 years of experience in job offered or related occupation. Must have 4 years of experience in:

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