Senior Software Development Engineer

Senior Software Development Engineer San Jose (CA) Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position Responsibilities: Lead the frontend architecture and rendering system design for a large-scale, real-time collaborative whiteboard. Define and enforce performance standards for frame rate, memory efficiency, and latency under multi-user concurrency. Design distributed state management frameworks leveraging CRDTs, OT, and hybrid conflict-resolution strategies. Conduct in-depth performance investigations using browser profiling tools and low-level trace analysis. Drive architectural reviews, ensuring consistency, modularity, and scalability across all whiteboard subsystems. Mentor engineers in advanced rendering, concurrency control, and state synchronization techniques. Collaborate with backend, design, and PM partners to translate complex technical constraints into product decisions. What we're looking for: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, a related field, or a foreign degree equivalent. Must have 7 years of experience in job offered or related occupation. Must have 7 years of experience in each of the following: 7 years of experience with expert-level proficiency with Chrome DevTools (Performance, Memory, Network, Rendering, Long Tasks, and CPU profiling) for driving deep performance investigations of complex React and Canvas-based applications, translating profiling data into systemic, long-term optimizations; 7 years of experience utilizing Canvas, WebGL, or GPU-based rendering systems rendering to efficiently render, update, and animate large numbers of whiteboard objects in real time, while ensuring high performance, low latency, and smooth user interactions; 7 years of experience utilizing hybrid text rendering pipelines combining DOM-based editors (e.g., Quill.js) with GPU-accelerated Canvas rendering using CanvasKit or Skia to support rich text editing while enabling high-performance rendering; 7 years of strong hands-on experience in client–WebView communication using JavaScript bridges, enabling reliable message passing between native clients and embedded web applications, including event handling, data exchange, and lifecycle coordination; 7 years of experience utilizing hybrid client architectures involving WebView–native communication, including message routing, data serialization through JSBridge interfaces; 7 years of experience with profiling and optimizing rendering performance using Chrome DevTools including Flame charts, Heap snapshot, FPS meter etc.; 7 years of experience with designing large-scale, distributed UI systems with strict performance and memory requirements Telecommuting Work arrangement permitted: position may work in various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. Position does not require domestic or international travel. Zoom Communications, Inc. #LI-DNI #Ind0 Salary Range or On Target Earnings: Minimum: $255,653.00 Maximum: $271,200.00 In addition to the base salary and/or OTE listed Zoom has a Total Direct Compensation philosophy that takes into consideration; base salary, bonus and equity value. Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in this and other locations. Ways of Working Our structured hybrid approach is centered around our offices and remote work environments. The work style of each role, Hybrid, Remote, or In-Person is indicated in the job description/posting. Benefits As part of our award-winning workplace culture and commitment to delivering happiness, our benefits program offers a variety of perks, benefits, and options to help employees maintain their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health; support work-life balance; and contribute to their community in meaningful ways. Click Learn for more information. About Us Zoomies help people stay connected so they can get more done together. We set out to build the best collaboration platform for the enterprise, and today help people communicate better with products like Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Phone, Zoom Events, Zoom Apps, Zoom Rooms, and Zoom Webinars. We’re problem-solvers, working at a fast pace to design solutions with our customers and users in mind. Find room to grow with opportunities to stretch your skills and advance your career in a collaborative, growth-focused environment. Our Commitment​ At Zoom, we believe great work happens when people feel supported and empowered. We’re committed to fair hiring practices that ensure every candidate is evaluated based on skills, experience, and potential. If you require an accommodation during the hiring process, let us know—we’re here to support you at every step. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law. If you need assistance navigating the interview process due to a medical disability, please submit an Accommodations Request Form and someone from our team will reach out soon. This form is solely for applicants who require an accommodation due to a qualifying medical disability. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed. Think of this opportunity as a marathon, not a sprint! We're building a strong team at Zoom, and we're looking for talented individuals to join us for the long haul. No need to rush your application – take your time to ensure it's a good fit for your career goals. We continuously review applications, so submit yours whenever you're ready to take the next step. Our interviews are supported by BrightHire, a tool that helps us create a consistent and thoughtful interview experience and may include recordings. Please refer to our candidate privacy statement for more information of how we use your data. Posted: 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z