VP of Engineering

Zuma • San Francisco Bay Area, CA

7d

About The Position

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. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the engineering foundation of a company on the brink of breakout growth. At Zuma, we believe engineering should be a driving force — not just in how we build, but in how we think, innovate, and serve our customers. As our VP of Engineering, you’ll play a defining role in transforming our technical organization into a world-class team known for speed, creativity, and customer impact. You’ll be joining a company with real traction, deep customer love, and strong product-market fit. But more importantly, you’ll be joining at a time when your leadership can truly bend the curve — influencing not just the how, but the what and why of what we build next. This isn’t about inheriting a well-oiled machine. It’s about designing one with purpose — assembling high-caliber people, upleveling our systems, and creating the cultural DNA that sets us up for scale. If you’re excited by the idea of building something lasting, leading from the front, and working with a team that moves fast and dreams big — this is your moment.

Requirements

• 12+ years of engineering experience , with at least 3+ years in a senior leadership role (VP, Head of Eng, or Director-level with VP-level scope).
• Experience scaling an engineering team from early-stage (Seed/Series A) to growth-stage (Series B+). You’ve built and led teams from 5 to 20+ engineers and understand what it takes to transition from startup to scale.
• A track record of attracting, hiring, and retaining top-tier engineering talent. You’ve built high-performing orgs and are known as someone great engineers want to follow.
• Strong technical fundamentals, with a background in modern web architecture, distributed systems, or AI-driven platforms. While you won't be coding daily, you can dive into system design or architecture discussions with confidence.
• Product-centric mindset. You think in terms of user impact, not just code. You’ve worked closely with PMs and designers, and you love when engineering helps simplify or reshape the product strategy.
• Proven ability to manage technical debt while maintaining velocity. You know how to thread the needle between fixing the foundation and shipping features that move the business.
• Experience building in high-intensity environments. Startups, scale-ups, or transformational roles where speed, ambiguity, and urgency were the norm.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees