Backend Engineer

Who We Are

Zenni Optical, the world's leading online eyewear retailer, pioneered the industry in 2003 with a mission to make prescription eyewear affordable and accessible to everyone. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Zenni offers adults and children the freedom to express their personal style through high-quality prescription and protective eyewear curated with a sense for fashion and an incredible selection. With over 55 million frames sold worldwide, the company has brought massive price disruption to the traditional retail model. 

Zenni is proud to be the Official Eyewear of the San Francisco 49ers, the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, USA Volleyball, Columbus Crew, Ghost Gaming, TSM and more. Zenni has worked with designers and tastemakers on curations and collections, including Keke Palmer, Iris Apfel, Chase Stokes and George and Claire Kittle. 

With our recent EyeQLenz and VR Prescription Lenses for Meta Quest 3, we continue to innovate and serve our mission to help the world see better and live better.

Check out our Press Room for more information.

You will: 

• As part of the team, design and implement secure, scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant services using core web technologies (Golang, GCP).
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to implement complex projects that require comprehensive and in-depth analysis and understanding of stakeholder requirements.
• Write clean, efficient code that adheres to the latest industry standards. 

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other related fields.
• Over 1 year of experience in software development.
• Good understanding of the following:
  • Microservices architecture
  • Modern programming languages such as Golang and Node.js
  • Modern databases and storage systems
  • Containerized deployment using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience in cloud environments - AWS or GCP
  • Code version control tools, such as Git
  • Understanding of GraphQL and REST APIs
• Excellent learning ability, efficient and effective execution, and strong self-motivation.
• Fluent in reading and writing English, with the ability to complete basic communication in spoken English. 
  
  

We look forward to hearing from you!

We strive to build a diverse team of individuals with a broad range of experience and perspectives. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t feel you meet all the qualifications.