Backend Engineer About Zuma Labs
Zuma Labs is a disruptive technology startup building force multipliers for systemic industries. Our first two products, Venetian and Squawk, target the over-the-counter (OTC) trading markets. You will work directly with the founder, experienced brokers, and traders, providing input that immediately impacts the business. Build and maintain backend services and APIs powering Zuma’s platforms using Python, Django, Torch, and SGLang. Collaborate with frontend engineers, product teams, and traders to deliver features that directly impact real-world users. Develop and maintain microservices, containerized applications, and supporting infrastructure. Solve complex problems with practical solutions and data-driven approaches. Contribute to architecture discussions, code reviews, and testing strategies. Identify performance or reliability bottlenecks and propose improvements.
Strong experience with Python and Django. Familiarity with Torch (PyTorch) for analytical or ML workloads. Proficiency in SGLang or willingness to learn domain-specific languages. Comfortable working with numbers and data, with or without prior trading/finance experience. Experience with writing unit and integration tests and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of asynchronous programming, message queues, or real-time streaming architectures. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker). Exposure to data pipelines, analytics workflows, or ML deployment. Work in a high-impact startup environment where your work immediately affects the business. Apply your backend engineering skills to real-world problems that go beyond theoretical exercises….