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CAREERS AT ZENE

Build what people
come back to.

Zene brings music, podcasts, radio, video and entertainment discovery together. It takes a small, thoughtful team to make that feel simple.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND ZENE

15 roles. One product.

Explore the craft, judgment and experience each part of Zene depends on.

ENGINEERING & DATA

01

Lead Kotlin Multiplatform Engineer

Own the shared app experience and keep Android, iOS and desktop moving as one product.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Production experience with Kotlin and Compose across more than one platform.
  2. 02 Strong judgment about what belongs in shared code and what should stay platform-native.
  3. 03 A practical command of coroutines, Flow, lifecycle-aware state and structured concurrency.
  4. 04 Experience designing maintainable application architecture without unnecessary framework layers.
  5. 05 Confidence working with media playback, background behavior or similarly stateful product systems.
  6. 06 A disciplined approach to common, integration and platform-specific testing.
  7. 07 The ability to profile performance and resolve rendering, memory or concurrency problems.
  8. 08 A track record of mentoring engineers and improving code through thoughtful review.
  9. 09 Comfort partnering closely with product, design, backend and native platform specialists.
  10. 10 Clear written communication and end-to-end ownership from decision to release.
02

Android Engineer

Make playback, downloads, notifications and everyday listening feel native on Android.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Strong production experience with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and modern Android architecture.
  2. 02 Experience with Media3, audio focus, background playback or other media-heavy Android work.
  3. 03 A solid understanding of lifecycle, process death, saved state and resilient navigation.
  4. 04 Care with notifications, foreground services, deep links and system-level integrations.
  5. 05 Ability to build adaptive, accessible interfaces across phones, tablets and large screens.
  6. 06 Experience with networking, local persistence, caching and useful offline behavior.
  7. 07 Confidence writing focused unit, UI and integration tests for important user journeys.
  8. 08 Attention to startup time, battery use, rendering performance and application size.
  9. 09 Familiarity with Play billing, authentication and release management is valuable.
  10. 10 Comfort contributing to shared Kotlin code while protecting a genuinely native Android experience.
03

iOS Engineer

Shape the Apple experience across media playback, system integrations and polished device behavior.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Strong production experience with Swift and a thoughtful command of SwiftUI and UIKit.
  2. 02 Experience with AVFoundation, background audio or another media-rich Apple platform product.
  3. 03 Understanding of app lifecycle, Now Playing, remote controls and interruption handling.
  4. 04 Confidence integrating Kotlin Multiplatform frameworks into a native iOS application.
  5. 05 Familiarity with StoreKit, authentication, deep links and Apple platform conventions.
  6. 06 A high bar for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, responsive layout and interaction polish.
  7. 07 Sound judgment around Swift concurrency, memory management and state ownership.
  8. 08 Experience with tests, Instruments, crash analysis and performance profiling.
  9. 09 Comfort with Xcode projects, signing, release workflows and App Store delivery.
  10. 10 The ability to work across design and engineering to turn platform constraints into good product decisions.
04

Svelte 5 & SvelteKit Frontend Engineer

Build Zene’s web experience with Svelte 5, SvelteKit and TypeScript across responsive, accessible screens.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Practical knowledge of Svelte 5 runes, components, reactivity and state ownership.
  2. 02 Comfort with SvelteKit routing, layouts, server loading, form actions and API endpoints.
  3. 03 Good TypeScript skills and clear types across components, data loading and API responses.
  4. 04 Understanding of server rendering, hydration, browser boundaries and progressive enhancement.
  5. 05 Ability to build responsive, keyboard-friendly and screen-reader-accessible interfaces.
  6. 06 Care for loading speed, Core Web Vitals, efficient assets and smooth interface performance.
  7. 07 Good security instincts around sessions, user input, cookies and server-only information.
  8. 08 Confidence integrating APIs with thoughtful loading, empty, error and recovery states.
  9. 09 Ability to test utility logic, Svelte components and important end-to-end journeys.
  10. 10 Care for reusable UI patterns and close collaboration with product and design.
05

Bun.js & Node.js Backend Engineer

Build secure APIs and services with Bun, Node.js and TypeScript for identity, media catalogs and listener libraries.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Practical knowledge of Bun, Node.js and TypeScript for production backend services.
  2. 02 Ability to design clear REST APIs, validation rules and consistent error responses.
  3. 03 A solid grasp of HTTP, authentication, authorization and secure service boundaries.
  4. 04 Working knowledge of PostgreSQL and MongoDB schemas, queries, indexes and migrations.
  5. 05 Ability to integrate external providers while handling rate limits, retries and partial failure.
  6. 06 Understanding of caching, background jobs, concurrency and idempotent operations.
  7. 07 Ability to model identity, catalog, playlist and listener-library data clearly.
  8. 08 Confidence writing focused tests for API contracts, database access and failure behavior.
  9. 09 A habit of adding useful logs, metrics and traces to services from the start.
  10. 10 Care for privacy, secrets, data retention and backward-compatible API changes.
06

Data & Personalization Engineer

Build data pipelines and recommendation systems across PostgreSQL, Cassandra and MongoDB at Zene scale.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Ability to design reliable batch and streaming pipelines for listening and catalog data.
  2. 02 Working knowledge of PostgreSQL schemas, SQL queries, indexes and analytical workloads.
  3. 03 Understanding of Cassandra partition keys, wide-column modeling and high-volume event storage.
  4. 04 Ability to model flexible catalog and recommendation data effectively in MongoDB.
  5. 05 Care for data quality, deduplication, lineage, validation and safe schema evolution.
  6. 06 Understanding of recommendation retrieval, ranking, evaluation and feedback loops.
  7. 07 Ability to turn listening signals into useful datasets without overstating user intent.
  8. 08 Confidence monitoring pipeline freshness, failed jobs, database load and data drift.
  9. 09 A responsible approach to privacy, retention, explainability and user control.
  10. 10 Clear collaboration with backend, product, editorial and analytics teams.
07

Platform & Reliability Engineer

Keep Zene’s services, data pipelines and PostgreSQL, Cassandra and MongoDB infrastructure fast, secure and dependable.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Ability to operate Bun and Node.js services safely in a production cloud environment.
  2. 02 Working knowledge of PostgreSQL replication, backups, connection limits and query performance.
  3. 03 Understanding of Cassandra clusters, partition health, repair, consistency and capacity planning.
  4. 04 Ability to monitor MongoDB indexes, replication, storage growth and slow operations.
  5. 05 Practical automation skills for builds, deployments, environments and database maintenance.
  6. 06 Ability to define useful service levels, alerts, dashboards, logs and traces.
  7. 07 Calm incident response with clear follow-up and measurable prevention work.
  8. 08 Good security judgment around access, secrets, patching and supply-chain risk.
  9. 09 Practical knowledge of backups, disaster recovery and tested data restoration.
  10. 10 A preference for simple, observable systems with clear ownership and sensible costs.

PRODUCT & DESIGN

08

Product Lead

Lead Zene’s product team, strategy and roadmap while turning ambiguous listener needs into measurable outcomes.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Lead and manage Product Managers through hiring, coaching, feedback, performance and career development.
  2. 02 Own the strategy and roadmap for a defined product area, with accountability for team outcomes and individual work.
  3. 03 Set a clear standard for validating ideas through lightweight tests and rapid AI-assisted prototypes.
  4. 04 Turn ambiguous listener and business problems into clear priorities, sequencing and final trade-off decisions.
  5. 05 Ensure the team runs rigorous interviews, usability studies and structured feedback loops before and after launch.
  6. 06 Define the metrics framework for the product area and hold the team accountable to experiments and evidence.
  7. 07 Partner with engineering, design, data and leadership as a peer on priorities, scope and team resourcing.
  8. 08 Build a high-ownership product culture that uses AI tools thoughtfully to learn and move faster.
  9. 09 Represent the product area in roadmap reviews, planning conversations and company-level trade-offs.
  10. 10 Bring strong consumer-product judgment, concise writing and care for accessibility, privacy and long-term quality.
09

Product Design Lead

Own Zene’s UX architecture, design system and visual experience across app and web.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Own UX architecture across app and web, including navigation, information hierarchy, user flows and edge cases.
  2. 02 Create and maintain a scalable design system with tokens, components, responsive layouts, dark mode and handoff guidance.
  3. 03 Shape Zene’s in-product identity through color, typography, iconography, illustration and motion principles.
  4. 04 Partner with product and engineering every sprint through spec reviews, prototypes, design QA and iteration.
  5. 05 Present a strong portfolio showing end-to-end thinking from research and structure to polished interaction design.
  6. 06 Bring consumer mobile experience across iOS, Android or responsive web products used at meaningful scale.
  7. 07 Use Figma confidently for components, variables, auto-layout, responsive design and interactive prototypes.
  8. 08 Design complete loading, empty, error, partial-success, offline and asynchronous product states.
  9. 09 Use research, funnels, heatmaps and experiments to improve decisions without reducing design to numbers.
  10. 10 Motion skills with tools such as Rive, Lottie or After Effects are valuable for meaningful micro-interactions.
10

UX Researcher

Lead research strategy and turn real listening, discovery and entertainment habits into clear product direction.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Own research strategy and project outcomes across Zene’s app and web experience.
  2. 02 Turn product questions into clear research plans, methods, timelines and decision-ready outputs.
  3. 03 Run interviews, usability studies, diary research, surveys and structured feedback programs.
  4. 04 Partner closely with product, design, engineering, data and editorial to align research with product goals.
  5. 05 Shape responsible research for AI-powered discovery and recommendation features, including trust and user control.
  6. 06 Connect qualitative findings with adoption, retention, satisfaction and behavioral product data.
  7. 07 Improve research workflows, reviews, repositories and quality standards so learning is reusable.
  8. 08 Coach teammates in interviewing, synthesis and responsible use of AI-assisted research tools.
  9. 09 Handle recruitment, consent, sensitive data, accessibility and cultural differences with care.
  10. 10 Present findings clearly to technical and non-technical teams while preserving uncertainty and nuance.

GROWTH & PARTNERSHIPS

11

Growth Marketing Lead

Build thoughtful acquisition and retention programs without turning the product into an ad campaign.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Experience building growth strategy for a consumer subscription, media or marketplace product.
  2. 02 Strong command of acquisition, activation, lifecycle, retention and re-engagement programs.
  3. 03 Ability to read attribution and cohort data without confusing correlation with impact.
  4. 04 A record of writing focused briefs that produce distinctive creative work.
  5. 05 Clear product positioning that can travel across markets and channels.
  6. 06 A rigorous experimentation practice with honest learning from unsuccessful tests.
  7. 07 Sound budget ownership and a preference for durable growth over vanity numbers.
  8. 08 Privacy-conscious measurement and responsible use of audience data.
  9. 09 Strong partnership with product, brand, analytics, editorial and commercial teams.
  10. 10 Cultural awareness and the judgment to know when a trend does not fit the brand.
12

Social Media Manager

Own Zene’s social presence, content strategy and community growth across every relevant platform.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Own Zene’s presence across Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Threads and emerging channels.
  2. 02 Build channel-specific content strategies that grow awareness, engagement and listener acquisition.
  3. 03 Spot cultural and platform trends early, then turn the right ones into timely Zene content.
  4. 04 Create strong reels, posts, scripts, captions, campaigns and video-first concepts.
  5. 05 Turn music, entertainment and product stories into clear content people want to share.
  6. 06 Own podcast and long-form video planning, packaging, promotion and distribution.
  7. 07 Work closely with design, editorial, product, partnerships and trust teams to bring ideas to life.
  8. 08 Build engaged communities and respond to sensitive, fast-moving conversations with sound judgment.
  9. 09 Use platform analytics, audience insights and experiments to continuously improve the content strategy.
  10. 10 Bring excellent storytelling, copywriting, internet fluency and familiarity with social publishing tools.
13

Partnerships & Music Relations Lead

Create durable relationships with artists, rights partners, venues and entertainment platforms.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Experience building partnerships in music, entertainment, media or consumer technology.
  2. 02 A trusted network and the patience to build relationships before asking for a deal.
  3. 03 Practical literacy in rights, licensing, attribution and partner obligations.
  4. 04 Strong negotiation that protects the relationship as well as the commercial outcome.
  5. 05 Ability to turn a partner idea into a clear audience and product proposition.
  6. 06 Experience coordinating launches across product, engineering, legal, marketing and editorial.
  7. 07 Commercial judgment around economics, scope, risk and long-term value.
  8. 08 Clear written proposals, meeting records and ownership of every follow-up.
  9. 09 A reliable system for pipeline, commitments, approvals and partner health.
  10. 10 Respect for artists, audiences and rights holders in every decision.

EDITORIAL & OPERATIONS

14

Entertainment Editorial Lead

Shape timely, useful coverage across movies, music, style, relationships, trends and concerts.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Excellent editorial judgment across music, film, culture, lifestyle and live entertainment.
  2. 02 Strong reporting, fact-checking, source evaluation and attribution habits.
  3. 03 Ability to plan a useful editorial calendar across evergreen and timely coverage.
  4. 04 Sharp headline and short-form copy skills without relying on misleading clickbait.
  5. 05 Comfort using audience data while protecting editorial independence and quality.
  6. 06 Working knowledge of image, clip, quote and publishing rights.
  7. 07 Sensitivity when covering identity, relationships, safety and personal stories.
  8. 08 Experience managing contributors, assignments, edits and dependable publishing workflows.
  9. 09 The ability to work quickly during breaking stories without lowering verification standards.
  10. 10 A distinctive sense of what Zene should cover—and what it should leave alone.
15

Trust, Safety & Listener Support Lead

Set a high bar for safety, support quality and calm resolution when something goes wrong.

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WHAT THIS ROLE NEEDS
  1. 01 Experience leading customer support, trust and safety, or community operations.
  2. 02 Ability to design clear escalation paths for account, safety, privacy and rights concerns.
  3. 03 Strong policy writing that helps teams make consistent, explainable decisions.
  4. 04 Calm incident handling with careful documentation and appropriate confidentiality.
  5. 05 Excellent written communication that is direct, humane and useful under stress.
  6. 06 Good judgment around personal data, access controls and sensitive case handling.
  7. 07 Experience choosing support tools, workflows and measures that reveal recurring problems.
  8. 08 A habit of turning individual reports into durable product and policy improvements.
  9. 09 Strong partnership with engineering, product, legal, editorial and communications teams.
  10. 10 Empathy for listeners combined with the confidence to make difficult calls.

FUTURE TEAMMATES

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